KAI   SELVON
DATE OF BIRTH: April 13, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH: Arima, Trinidad
EDUCATION:
  • El Dorado Secondary School
  • Auburn University, Texas, USA
    • OLYMPIC EVENTS:
  • 200 meters
  • 4 x 100 meters
    • CAREER:                                      Selvon's career includes the following significant accomplishments:
    • 2008 World Junior Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland - 100 meters (12.56)
    • 2009 World Youth Championships, Bressanone, Italy - 100 meters (12.09)
    • 2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 200 meters (2nd, 23.42); 4 x 100 meters (3rd, 45.55, with Breanna Gomes, T`Kumah Dumoy, and Gabriella Cumberbatch)
    • 2010 World Junior Championships, Moncton, Canada - 200 meters (4th, 23.58)
    • 2011 Pan American Junior Championships, Miramar, Florida - 200 meters (2nd, 22.97)
    • 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 200 meters (Semifinals, 23.11); 4 x 100 meters Relay (disqualified after 4th place, 42.58)
    • 2012 NCAA, Des Moines, Iowa, USA - 100 meters (4th, 11.41); 200 meters (2nd, 23.19)
    • 2012 Olympics, London, England - 200 meters (Semifinals, 23.04); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Final, did not finish, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Semoy Hackett, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste)
    • 2013 NCAA Championships, Eugene, Oregon, USA - 200 meters (6th, 22.65-wind)
    • 2013 World Championships, Moscow, Russia - 200 meters (Semifinals, 23.21); 4 x 100 meters Relay (43.01, with Kamira Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.59)
    • 2014 IAAF World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 x 100 metres Relay (3rd, 42.66, with Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 x 100 metres Relay (Reserve)
    • 2017 IAAF/BTC World Relays Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 x 200 metres Relay (4th, 1:32.63, with Kamaria Durant, Semoy Hackett, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia - 200 metres (Semifinals, 23.42); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 43.50, with Reyare Thomas, Khalifa St. Fort, and Semoy Hackett)
    • 2020 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Heat, 43.62, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Khalifa St. Fort)
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit