Gayon Evans

Personal information
Born	(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 Manchester Parish, Jamaica[1]
Education	University of Maryland Eastern Shore[2]
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m relay 2018 Gold Coast 100 m

Gayon Evans (born 15 January 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter.^[3] She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	25th (h)	100 m	12.171
			2nd	Medley relay	2:06.77
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.98
2009	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	6th	100 m	11.71
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.96
2014	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	100 m	11.72
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	10th (h)	200 m	24.33
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.95
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	25th (h)	60 m	7.332
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	100 m	11.22
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.52
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.29

¹Disqualified in the quarterfinals
²Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.22 (+1.0 m/s, Gold Coast 2018)
• 200 metres – 23.18 (+1.3 m/s, Kingston 2017)
• 400 metres – 55.46 (Annapolis 2014)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.14 (Karlsruhe 2017)
• 200 metres – 23.36 (Boston 2014)
• 400 metres – 56.22 (New York 2013)

References