Tina Clayton (born 17 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 and 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Clayton set a championship record in her individual event in 2022, while Jamaican women's relay team broke the world U20 record on both occasions with times of 42.94 s and 42.59 s respectively.

Tina has a twin sister, Tia Clayton, who ran the anchor leg of those world record relays. Together, they are referred to as the "Twin Turbo."

Biography Tina Clayton attended Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. She and her sister first became national stars under the training program of renown Jamaican coach Michael Dyke.

Career Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARIFTA Games were postponed for 2020 and 2021. During her time partaking in the ISSA Boys and Girls National High School Championships, she won both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay in different age classes and helped Edwin Allen High to overall Champs victories. In 2022, Tina left high school and went directly to the professional league.

2021 She won the girls 100 m and 4 × 100 m gold medals at the 2021 NACAC U18 Championships.

That same year, she achieved success at her first U20 World Championships in Nairobi, Kenya winning gold in both the 100 m in 11.09 (-0.6) and the 4 × 100 m relay (2021 World Athletics U20 Championships).

2022 Clayton took the U20 100 m title at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in 11.22 seconds ahead of her twin sister, Tia Clayton, who earned the silver medal in 11.30. Then, the Jamaican women's 4 × 100 m relay team set a world U20 record time 42.58 which was not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested post race. According to JADCO, they administered the test the previous day, but WA rejected this explanation.

Still, the 42.58 is the official CARIFTA games record. Months later at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in Cali, Colombia, the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Kerrica Hill, and Tia Clayton again broke the junior women's relay record, in a time of 42.59. This new time got ratified by the World Athletics governing body. At the same championships, Clayton won the 100 m gold in a CR 10.95 while her peer from school Serena Cole took silver for the quinella.

2023 This time was spent mostly adjusting and acclimating to the new training regiment at MVP.

2024 Clayton aimed to go to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, but did not participate due to injury. At the JAAA National Trials in 2024, she placed 6th in the semifinal and did not advance to the final. However, her sister made the team.

2025 After missing the Olympics, Tina was determined to make the 2025 World Athletics Championships team to Tokyo, Japan by crossing the line first in 10.81, (+0.1) at the National trials, her first national senior title. Then, she went on to win silver in both the 100 metres (10.76 PB, +0.3) and 4 × 100 metres relay (41.79) at the global competition.

Also in 2025, she won a bronze medal in the women's relay in 42.33 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China.

2026 Clayton started the season competing in a few local meets for the outdoor 60 metres and 200 metres.

As part of the Jamaican mixed 4 × 100 metres relay squad, along with Ackeem Blake, Kadrian Goldson, and sister Tia Clayton, she won gold breaking the world record twice, first in the heats, then the finals in 39.99 and 39.62 respectively. On May 9, at the JAAA Puma meet in Kingston, Clayton finished second behind her sister in a 10.98 100 metres season opener.

On September 5th, she became the fifth Jamaican woman to claim the women’s 100 m Diamond League title and trophy beating a field that includes the likes of 2023 World Champion Sha’carri Richardson and Amy Hunt. She dedicated the victory to her late coach Stephen "Frano" Francis who passed away on July 4th 2026.

To close the season, she ran the second leg for the Jamaican mixed 4 × 100 m relay team that earned silver in 39.72 at the inaugural 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary.

Athletics achievements Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsOutdoor60 metres7.02+2.0Kingston, Jamaica25 February 2023100 metres10.76+0.3Tokyo, Japan14 September 2025150 metres17.00+1.4Miramar, United States4 April 2026200 metres23.02+0.5Kingston, Jamaica19 April 2026300 metres39.61Miramar, United States5 April 2025Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay41.79Tokyo, Japan21 September 2025Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay39.62Gaborone, Botswana3 May 2026

International competitions 2021NACAC U18 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st100 m11.171st relay45.49World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya1st100 m11.091st relay42.942022CARIFTA GamesKingston, Jamaica1st100 m11.221st relay42.58World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1st100 m10.951st relay42.592025World RelaysGuangzhou, China3rd4 × 100 m relay42.33World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2nd100 m10.76 2nd4 × 100 m relay41.792026World RelaysGaborone, Botswana1stMixed 4 × 100 m relay39.62World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary5th100 m10.942ndMixed 4 × 100 m relay39.72

National championships and competitions 2019Jamaican U18 ChampionshipsKingston2nd100 m11.51+0.82021Jamaican U20 ChampionshipsKingston1st100 m11.250.01st200 m23.61-1.72022Jamaican U20 ChampionshipsKingston1st100 m10.96+1.02023Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston10th (sf)100 m11.44-0.92024Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston12th (sf)100 m11.26+1.52025Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston1st100 m10.81+0.12026Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston2nd100 m10.85-0.3 References

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