Brandon Jones (athlete)

Brandon Terrel Jones (born 19 July 1987) is a Belizean American athlete. He competed for Belize at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race; his time of 21.49 seconds in the heats was a seasonal best but did not qualify him for the semifinals.^[1]

Brandon Jones

Jones at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1987-07-19) 19 July 1987 (age 38)
Education	Hampton University
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
University team	Hampton Pirates
Coached by	Aldrin Gray[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Rio 2016
Personal bests	100 m – 10.49 (2015) 200 m – 21.17 (2014)[3] Triple jump - 16.22 NR (2016)

Jones was born in the U.S. state of Virginia to Belizean father Kent Smith and American mother Carmen Jones-Smith. He attended Hampton University, where he holds the school record in the indoor triple jump. He has competed internationally for Belize since 2012; he competes in sprinting, triple jump, and long jump, and has won medals at the Central American Championships in Athletics.^[4] Jones was the flag bearer for Belize at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.^[5]