Jason Carty

Jason Carty (10 November 1969 - September 2021) was a British masters sprint athlete and world record holder.^[2]

Jason Carty
Born	10 November 1969
Died	September 2021(2021-09-00) (aged 51)[1]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Masters Sprint Athlete

Masters Athletics Career

At the European Masters Indoor Championships in March 2015, Carty won the gold medal in the 60 m in the M45 category in a time of 7.24.^[3] Later in the year, after a successful British Masters Championships, Carty came second in the 100 m at the World Masters Championships to Reggie Pendland of the US, just ahead of his British rival Darren Scott.^[4]

In 2016, Carty was diagnosed with lung cancer. But he returned to competitive athletics and at the World Masters Athletics Championships in 2018 he took gold in the M45 100 m in a new British record, and also won the 4 × 100 m relay.^[5]