Sitting in the cool air-conditioned office of Buzzz Magazine and flanked by his business manager Jerome Dixon as well as marketing agent Claire Stone, Nesta Carter OD seems confident as well as indestructible. His demeanor further makes him look humble and yet complete as well as indomitable all at the same time.
Born in the beautiful parish of Manchester, Nesta became interested in track and field because of the encouragement of family members and close friends. He first started running for his church during their annual church sports meet. Later on, he started competing for his school on the track on a more serious level. His exploits in school competition made room for him to represent his country Jamaica on an international level.
Nesta started seriously competing internationally since 2004 by going up against some of the biggest names on the track and has never looked back since. Big guns like his Jamaican teammates Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell, as well as American greats such as Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin, only helped to fuel his passion to achieve his goal of becoming the best runner of his time.
Nesta was not born great and yet over the years he carved out greatness through hard work and dedication on the track. Since gaining international and local attention in the sport, many hail him as the “Hidden Jewel of Jamaica and the Caribbean.” He became the first Jamaican athlete to be featured on Whistle Sports. His hard work also helped him receive endorsement from Nike. His Face Book, Twitter and Instagram accounts has a bold, “I am Nesta Carter” stamped on them, which is getting the word out to the world about who he is.
His overall medals tally so far is four gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes. He earned his gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2011 World Championships, 2012 London Olympics and 2013 in Moscow at another World Championships meet as part of the 4 x 100 Jamaica men’s relay team. His silver medals came when he competed in the 2007 World Championships in the 4×100 meter relay, 2012 World Indoor meet and in 2014 during the 60 meters chase at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. He won his two bronzes at Moscow’s World Championships in 2013 in the 100 meters and again at the IAAF World Championships while running the same distance. His medal haul is a small booty fit for a king. His personal best so far is 9.78, which ranks him in the top six fastest men in the world. So awesome is his presence on the Jamaica track team that he was named captain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Sitting in the cool air-conditioned office of Buzzz Magazine and flanked by his business manager Jerome Dixon as well as marketing agent Claire Stone, Nesta Carter OD seems confident as well as indestructible. His demeanor further makes him look humble and yet complete as well as indomitable all at the same time.
Born in the beautiful parish of Manchester, Nesta became interested in track and field because of the encouragement of family members and close friends. He first started running for his church during their annual church sports meet. Later on, he started competing for his school on the track on a more serious level. His exploits in school competition made room for him to represent his country Jamaica on an international level.
Nesta started seriously competing internationally since 2004 by going up against some of the biggest names on the track and has never looked back since. Big guns like his Jamaican teammates Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell, as well as American greats such as Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin, only helped to fuel his passion to achieve his goal of becoming the best runner of his time.
Nesta was not born great and yet over the years he carved out greatness through hard work and dedication on the track. Since gaining international and local attention in the sport, many hail him as the “Hidden Jewel of Jamaica and the Caribbean.” He became the first Jamaican athlete to be featured on Whistle Sports. His hard work also helped him receive endorsement from Nike. His Face Book, Twitter and Instagram accounts has a bold, “I am Nesta Carter” stamped on them, which is getting the word out to the world about who he is.
His overall medals tally so far is four gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes. He earned his gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2011 World Championships, 2012 London Olympics and 2013 in Moscow at another World Championships meet as part of the 4 x 100 Jamaica men’s relay team. His silver medals came when he competed in the 2007 World Championships in the 4×100 meter relay, 2012 World Indoor meet and in 2014 during the 60 meters chase at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. He won his two bronzes at Moscow’s World Championships in 2013 in the 100 meters and again at the IAAF World Championships while running the same distance. His medal haul is a small booty fit for a king. His personal best so far is 9.78, which ranks him in the top six fastest men in the world. So awesome is his presence on the Jamaica track team that he was named captain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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