Remaldo Rose (born 18 November 1987) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

n sprinter who specializes in the

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. Rose went to Camperdown High School in September 2000, but was injured in his early years. His performances improved in 2003 and he broke the VMBS Boys and Girls Athletic Championship Class 2 100 m record three times consecutively in the heats, semis and final. He also took the Class 2 200 m title that year and went on to win the 100 m and 200 m Class 1 titles in his first year. He helped his team to many relay victories, including the relay which the school had not entered for a number of years. The Camperdown team also won at the

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, and he was selected for the junior international relay team. At the

2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Grosseto, Italy on 12–18 July. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1261 athletes from 168 count ...

he won the bronze medal in the 100 m and anchored the junior relay team to the

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behind the United States. He returned at the

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. ...

and (along with

Yohan Blake Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver me ...

) helped the 4×100 m relay team to the world junior gold medal. He was beaten the 100 m bronze medal by Blake, having finished in fourth place. He won the 100 m title at the 2006

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. Injuries abruptly interrupted his career at that point and it was not until 2010 that he was able to assert himself within the senior ranks. He ran at the Amsterdam Open meeting in August and was selected as a relay runner for

Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jamaica competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games that were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Jamaica sent a 48-member team for this edition of Commonwealth Games. Big names like Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt withdrew from the game ...

. He achieved a personal best of 10.20 seconds for the 100 m in 2011, but again suffered injuries.Remaldo Rose
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-01. Due to recurring injuries, Rose decided to stop competing and in 2012 he became a member of the coaching staff at

Racers Track Club Racers Track Club is a sprint training group located at 3 Port of Spain Drive, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. It was established by Glen Mills with the stated aim of producing a greater number of world champions than any ot ...

, the group containing Olympic and world champions

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. An eight-ti ...

and

Warren Weir __NOTOC__ Warren Weir (born October 1989) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, who specialized in the 200 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2012 London Olympics, helping Jamaica sweep the medals. In 2013 at the Moscow World Ch ...

. Turning away from his injury-ridden senior career, he instead set his sights on sharing his track and field knowledge with younger athletes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Remaldo 1987 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics