Jak Ali Harvey

Jamaican-Turkish sprinter (born 1989)

Jak Ali Harvey

Harvey at the
2016 European Championships.

Personal information

Nationality

Turkey

Born

(1989年05月04日) 4 May 1989 (age 35)
Hanover Parish, Jamaica ^[1]

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

74 kg (163 lb)

Sport

Track and field

Event(s)

100 metres, 200 metres

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016)
200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place	2016 Amsterdam	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2018 Berlin	×ばつ 100 metres relay">4 ×ばつ 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place	2018 Berlin	100 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place	2019 Minsk	100 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place	2021 Konya	×ばつ_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results">×ばつ100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place	2018 Tarragona	100 m
Gold medal – first place	2022 Oran	100 m
Silver medal – second place	2018 Tarragona	×ばつ_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Results">×ばつ100 m relay
Silver medal – second place	2022 Oran	×ばつ_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Results">×ばつ100 m relay
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place	2018 Ostrava	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay
Representing Jamaica
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place	2011 Shenzhen	100 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal – second place	2010 Miramar	4 x 100 meters

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.^[2] He now competes for Turkey.^[3]

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.^[4]

Competition record

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	5th	100m	10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	2nd	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	39.36
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st (h)	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	38.96
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	100 m	10.14
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	– (h)	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	DQ
Representing Turkey
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th (sf)	100 m	10.08
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	100 m	10.07
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (h)	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">39.58
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (sf)	100 m	10.03
			40th (h)	200 m	20.58
			10th (h)	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">38.30
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	100 m	10.16
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">38.73
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	100 m	10.10
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ_100_meters_relay" title="Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Results">38.50
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	100 m	10.01
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">37.98
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">39.13
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">DQ
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	14th (h)	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">39.59
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	36th (h)	100 m	10.25
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">DQ
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	100 m	10.15
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	2nd	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Results">38.98
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	7th (sf)	100 m	10.10 ¹
			1st	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results">38.74
			–	4 ×ばつ 400 m relay	×ばつ_400_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results">DQ
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	–	100 m	DQ
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	4 ×ばつ 100 m relay	×ばつ 100 metres relay">39.20

¹Disqualified in the final

References

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^ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer . 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Athletes - Harvey Jacques Biography". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance". trackalerts.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla" [Silver medal from Jak Ali Harvey]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2016.