Rasheed Foster (born 23 August 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. He made his senior international debut for Jamaica at the

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, winning a silver medal in the mixed

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Early life

Foster started participating in track and field in 2017. He attended Charlemont High School in

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before receiving a scholarship to attend

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Career

He won back-to-back titles for the Mico University College at the Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships in 2024, running a wind-assisted

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time of 10.12 seconds in April 2024. In April 2025, he finished first in the College Men’s 100 metres race at the Penn State Relays at Frank Forld in

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. He also helped his MICO University College team capture the College Men’s

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title. He was selected for the Jamaican relay pool for the

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, China in May 2025. He ran as part of the Jamaican team in the inaugural Mixed 4 × 100 metres race at the event alongside

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and

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as the Jamaican quartet won their heat in 41.04 seconds to finish 0.01 ahead of the Great Britain team and recording the second fastest time on the day behind Canada, with the medals decided the following day in the same order.

References

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