Jak Ali Harvey

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]

Jak Ali Harvey

Harvey at the 2016 European Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 36) Hanover Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
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 2016 Amsterdam 100 m 2018 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Berlin 100 m European Games 2019 Minsk 100 m Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 4 × 100 m relay Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 100 m 2022 Oran 100 m 2018 Tarragona 4 × 100 m relay 2022 Oran 4 × 100 m relay Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 4 × 100 m relay Representing  Jamaica Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 100 m NACAC U-23 Championships 2010 Miramar 4 × 100 meters

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	5th	100 m	10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.36
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.96
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	100 m	10.14
			– (h)	4 × 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
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.58
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (sf)	100 m	10.03
			40th (h)	200 m	20.58
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.30
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	100 m	10.16
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	38.73
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	100 m	10.10
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.50
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	100 m	10.01
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.98
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.13
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.59
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	36th (h)	100 m	10.25
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	100 m	10.15
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.98
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	7th (sf)	100 m	10.101
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.74
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	–	100 m	DQ
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.20

¹Disqualified in the final