In response to your feedback, we’ve revived our “Famous Athletes Whose Jamaican Roots…” series to spotlight five additional #Olympic #medallists who were either born in #Jamaica or have at least one #Jamaican parent.
INFO SOURCE(S)
World Athletics: https://www.worldathletics.org/
MUSIC
“Jah Jah Bangs” by Quincas Moreira, YouTube Audio Library License, courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library
ANIMATION
“Free YouTube Subscribe Animation” by Motion Arts Media, Free Item’s License (https://www.motionartsmedia.net/product-license), via Motion Arts Media: https://www.motionartsmedia.net/free-video-templates/free-youtube-subscribe-animation
IMAGES/ARTICLES (SOURCES)
MARK LEWIS-FRANCIS
“Hail the new kid on the blocks”: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jun/23/athletics.theguardian
“Mark Lewis-Francis Tells Birmingham 2022 Podcast…”: https://dluxe-magazine.co.uk/birmingham/mark-lewis-francis-tells-birmingham-2022-podcast-birmingham-is-definitely-going-to-put-on-a-good-show-for-the-commonwealth-games/
MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH
“Matthew Hudson-Smith honours Jamaican heritage…”: https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/150487-matthew-hudson-smith-honours-jamaican-heritage-in-emotional-silver-medal-triumph-at-paris-olympics
“Matthew-Hudson-Smith, Budapest 2023” by Erik van Leeuwen, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Matthew_Hudson-Smith_Budapest_2023.jpg
TESSA SANDERSON
“Tessa Sanderson: how the first Black British woman to win an Olympic title…”: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/13/tessa-sanderson-how-the-first-black-british-woman-to-win-an-olympic-title-fought-her-way-to-the-top
“Tessa Sanderson” by Indianathletics at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Tessa_Sanderson.jpg
SANDRA FARMER-PATRICK
Sandra Farmer-Patrick bio (USA Track & Field): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/sandra-farmer-patrick
“A Pair of Aces”: https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/10/16/a-pair-of-aces-a-smashing-couple-on-and-off-the-track-david-and-sandra-patrick-have-made-hurdling-history
GABBY THOMAS
“What is Gabby Thomas’ Ethnicity?”: https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-track-and-field-news-what-is-gabby-thomas-ethnicity-everything-about-track-and-field-stars-jamaican-connection/
“Gabrielle Thomas, 2024” by The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Gabrielle_Thomas_%28Gabby%29_on_July_25%2C_2024%2C_in_Saint-Gratien%2C_France_%28cropped%29.jpg
“Gabrielle Thomas, 2020 US Olympic Trials” by jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Gabby_Thomas_00115719_%2851919418015%29.jpg
“Drone Shot Flying Around the Rotunda Building In Birmingham” by Videvo, via Freepik: https://www.videvo.net/video/drone-shot-flying-around-the-rotunda-building-in-birmingham/602377/#rs=video-box
“Blue Skies Over Sugarcane Fields…” by Adam Cohn, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/), via flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcohn/50434948272
“Downtown Kingston” by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) , via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Downtown_market_Kingston_1990_%283%29.jpg
“Motion graphic of hand drawn doodle check mark” by Freepik, via Videvo: https://www.videvo.net/video/motion-graphic-of-hand-drawn-doodle-check-mark-icons/6914688/#rs=video-box