Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

What strikes me about Jasmine Camacho-Quinn is the layered identity behind that Tokyo 2020 gold. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she chose to compete for Puerto Rico, and in the 100 metres hurdles she became the first Puerto Rican of Afro-Latino descent to win Olympic gold. I find that decision quietly powerful, an athlete claiming heritage on the biggest stage rather than the convenient flag. At 180 cm she has the frame hurdlers dream of, and the University of Kentucky pedigree fits. I'd love to know more about her family and training, but the record speaks loudly enough for now.

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Name (English)

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Name (Japanese)

ジャスミン・カマチョ＝クイン

Reading

じゃすみん・かまちょ＝くいん

Born

August 21, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

athletics competitor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

High school

Fort Dorchester High School

University

University of Kentucky

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jcamachoquinn/
• Xhttps://x.com/JCamachoQuinn
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine%20Camacho-Quinn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26356807

Tags

• South Carolina
• athletics competitor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.