Eric Harrison Jr.
Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
Eric Harrison Jr.
Nationality Trinidad and Tobago Born (1999-02-18 ) 18 February 1999 (age 25) Washington, D.C. , United StatesAgent Mark Pryor, World Express Sports Mgmt Sport Athletics Event 100 metres
Eric Harrison Jr. (born 18 February 1999) is an American athlete who represents Trinidad and Tobago.[1] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics .[2] [3] Harrison's mother is from Trinidad,[4] and became eligible to represent Trinidad and Tobago on 15 July 2021.[5]
Harrison comes from Washington, D.C. [6] Representing the United States at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere , Finland, Harrison won a gold medal and two bronze medals.[7] He won gold in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay , and bronze in thee 100 metres and the 200 metres .[7]
Initially, Harrison missed the trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics because of illness, but he later qualified for the Trinidad and Tobago relay team based on his results in the 100 metres .[8] His training was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic , with the indoor track season being cancelled in March 2020.[9]
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1926: Mexico (Ahumada , Gómez , Ramírez , Aguilar )
1930: Cuba (Torriente , Rodríguez , Alfonso , Seino )
1935: Cuba (Rodríguez , Acosta , Torriente , Verrier )
1938: Puerto Rico (Villodas , Guerra , Malavé , Vázquez )
1946: Panama (Loney , Thomas , Clarke , La Beach )
1950: Cuba (Fortún , Farrés , Mazorra , Wilson )
1954: Jamaica (LaBeach , Rhoden , Gardner , Laing )
1959: Venezuela (Bonas , Murad , Esteves , Romero )
1962: Venezuela (Herrera , Murad , Romero , Esteves )
1966: Jamaica (Clayton , McNeil , Headley , Fray )
1970: Cuba (Ramírez , Montes , Morales , Triana )
1974: Cuba (Triana , Montes , Bandomo , Leonard )
1978: Trinidad and Tobago (Noel , Crawford , Husbands , Serrette )
1982: Cuba (Lara , Casañas , Peñalver , Saborit )
1986: Cuba (Lara , Peñalver , Querol , Simón )
1990: Cuba (Simón , Peñalver , Stevens , Isasi )
1993: Cuba (Simón , I. García , Isasi , Aguilera )
1998: Cuba (A. García , Ortiz , I. García , Pérez )
2002: Dominican Republic (Matos , Morillo , Sainfleur , Báez )
2006: Netherlands Antilles (Mariano , Kwidama , Duzant , Martina )
2010: Trinidad and Tobago (Sorrillo , Burns , Callender , Bledman )
2014: Cuba (Ruíz , Mena , Luis , Carrero )
2018: Barbados (Brathwaite , Burke , Ellis , Hoyte )
2023: Trinidad and Tobago (Hosten , Benjamin , Harrison Jr. , Augustine )
1986: Great Britain (Henderson , Goedluck , Kirton , Ridgeon )
1988: United States (Braunskill , Watts , Cason , Warren )
1990: United States (Nelloms , Bridges , Harris , Stallworth )
1992: Great Britain (Condon , Campbell , Baulch , Fergus )
1994: Great Britain (Gardener , Golding , Mackie , Cameron )
1996: United States (Williams , Davis , Moore , Armstrong )
1998: Jamaica (Slowly , Thomas , Thompson , Bailey )
2000: Great Britain (Edgar , Grant , Benjamin , Lewis-Francis )
2002: United States (Collins , Felix , Williams , Willie Hordge )
2004: United States (Kimmons , Omole , Williams , Merrit )
2006: Jamaica (Barnes , Rose , Jervis , Blake )
2008: United States (Sales , Sales , Goodwin , Wilks )
2010: United States (Granger , Silmon , Harris , Bradwell )
2012: United States (Hill , Bailey , Delaney , Ernest )
2014: United States (Miller , Bromell , Williams , Friday )
2016: United States (Norman , Montgomery , Taylor , Lyles )
2018: United States (Harrison , Schwartz , Kratz , Williams )
2021: South Africa (Xhotyen , Dambile , Moleyane , Richardson )
2022: Japan (Ikeshita , Fujiwara , Tateno , Yanagita )