Ackeem Blake

Ackeem Blake (born January 21, 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Ackeem Blake

Ackeem Blake in 2024
Personal information
Born	(2002-01-21) January 21, 2002 (age 23)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Titans Track Club [2]
Coached by	Michael Frater
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor 60 m: 6.42 (+0.9) (Kingston 2023) 100 m: 9.89 (+1.0) (Los Angeles 2023) 200 m: 20.45 (+0.7) (Kingston 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica World Championships 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay Diamond League 2024 100 m World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 60 m NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 100 m 2022 Freeport 4×100 m relay NACAC Championships (U18) 2019 Queretaro 100 m

Blake came fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Career

In 2022, Blake competed at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville, he ran a big personal best of 9.92s in the 100 m. However, World Athletics deemed the time to be unofficial and therefore it was not ratified.^[3] Blake did run sub-10 officially for the first time 7 days later at the New York City Grand Prix, clocking a time of 9.95s.

Blake improved his time at the 2022 Jamaican Championships, finishing 3rd in the final with a time of 9.93s.^[4] He was selected for the 2022 World Championships, he finished fourth in his semi-final and did not make the final. Blake ran on the first leg of Jamaica's 4x100m relay team as they finished fourth.^[5]

In 2023, Blake set a Jamaican record in the 60m, clocking 6.42s at the Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.^[6] He ran a new personal best at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a time of 9.89s.^[7] At the Jamaican Championships, Blake finished fourth in a time of 10.01s and was selected for Jamaica's 4x100m relay team at the 2023 World Championships, he ran on the first leg as his team won the bronze medal.^[8]

Blake finished third in the 60m at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in a time of 6.46s.^[9] He finished third at the 2024 Jamaican Olympic Trials with a time of 9.92 and was selected for the Jamaican team at the Paris Olympics.^[10]

Competitions record

Grand Slam Track results[11]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam	Short sprints	100 m	4th	10.13	US$20,000
		200 m	7th	20.68
2025 Miami Slam	Short sprints	100 m	3rd	9.85	US$20,000
		200 m	8th	21.09

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2019	NACAC U18 Championships	Querétaro, Mexico	3rd	100m	10.41
2022	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon	18th (sf)	100 m	10.19
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.06
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	100 m	9.98 CR
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.94
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	37.76
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	60 m	6.46
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	17th (sf)	100 m	10.06
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.45