Rasheed Broadbell (born 13 August 2000) is a Jamaican hurdler who specializes in the

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, which he won at the

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. He also won the bronze medal in the same event at the

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Career

In 2021, Broadbell had a breakthrough year, running a personal best of 13.10 seconds in

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, however he was unable to qualify for the delayed

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due to injury. At the 2022 Jamaican Championships, Broadbell finished second in 13.20 seconds to qualify for the 2022 World Championships, where he made the semi-finals. He went on to compete at the

, winning gold in a new personal best and games record of 13.08 seconds. Later that year, he ran sub-13 and won his first

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at the Lausanne Diamond League, running 12.99 seconds. Broadbell won the 2023 Jamaican Championships in a new personal best of 12.94 seconds. He was disqualified in the heats at the 2023 World Championships after falling after hurdle nine. In 2024, Broadbell ran a new personal best over 60 m hurdles of 7.56 seconds in Fayetteville. He won his second consecutive Jamaican title over 110 m hurdles to qualify for the

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, where he won the bronze medal.

Track records

As of 14 September 2024, Broadbell holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

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* 2000 births Living people Jamaican male hurdlers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Diamond League winners Olympic athletes for Jamaica {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub