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| Born | (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (age 24)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Calabar High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m,200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Racers Track Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Glen Mills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oblique Seville (born 16 March 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He won the 2025 World Athletics Championships men's 100 metre sprint, earning his first gold medal. Before that he had finished fourth in the same event at the2022 and2023 World Athletics Championships.
Seville attendedCalabar High School and is coached by Racers Track Club coachGlen Mills.2019 was a breakthrough year for Seville: At the2019 CARIFTA Games inGeorge Town, Cayman Islands, he won the100 metres in a time of 10.24 s as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay. He also won the 100 m at the Jamaican U20 Championships inKingston in 10.13 s. He also finished second in the 100 m at the2019 Pan American U20 Championships inSan José, Costa Rica in 10.21s and won silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[3]
TheCOVID-19 pandemic prevented him from competing for most of 2020 but Seville impressed again in April 2021 at the Jamaican Olympic Trials qualification, running the fastest 100 m time.[4] At the actual Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2021 for the delayed2020 Summer Games, he was the fourth fastest with 10.10 seconds.[5] In the final Seville finished third in the 100 m behindTyquendo Tracey, andYohan Blake to secure his place at the Olympics.[6]
In Tokyo, Seville reached the Olympic semi-finals. He went one better and qualified for the final at the2022 World Athletics Championships inEugene, Oregon.[7] In the final of the 100 m he finished fourth.[8]
Seville finished third in the 2023 Jamaican national championships 100 m race, behind surprise winnerRohan Watson.[9] Competing at the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest, he equalled his personal best in his first qualifying heat, running 9.86 seconds for the 100 metres. In the final of the 100 m he finished fourth.[10]
In March 2024, he lowered his 200 metres personal best time to 20.17 in Kingston, Jamaica.[11] in May 2024, he ran 19.96 for a straight 200 metres inAtlanta.[12] He ran a personal best and world-leading time of 9.82 seconds to win the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 1 June 2024, withNoah Lyles in second place.[13]
In August 2024, at theParis 2024 Olympics he further improved his 100 m personal best to 9.81 seconds to win his semi-final, before placing eighth in the final.[14][15]
In December 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of theMichael Johnson foundedGrand Slam Track.[16] In the opening slam held in Kingston, he finished second over 100 metres, running 10.08 seconds (−1.3 m/s).[17] At the second event in Miami, he finished second over 100 metres and third in the 200 metres to finish overall runner-up toKenny Bednarek in the two-race short sprint category.[18] He improved his 100 m seasons best to 9.97 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 June 2025.[19] He ran 9.83 seconds to finish runner-up to Kishane Thompson in the 100 m at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[20] On 19 July, he ran 9.86 seconds to win the 100 metres ahead of Noah Lyles andLetsile Tebogo at the2025 London Athletics Meet, part of the2025 Diamond League.[21] The following month, he finished ahead of Lyles again winning in 9.87 (−0.3 m/s) at the2025 Athletissima event in Lausanne in wet conditions where no other racer broke 10 seconds.[22]
On 14 September 2025 at the2025 World Championships, Seville won his country the gold medal in themen's 100 metres, running 9.86 seconds in the semi-finals, and a new personal best of 9.77 seconds in the final to finish ahead of compatriotKishane Thompson in second, and Noah Lyles third.[23][24]
| Grand Slam Track results[25] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 2nd | 10.08 | US$30,000 |
| 200 m | 5th | 20.43 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 2nd | 9.84 | US$50,000 |
| 200 m | 3rd | 20.13 | |||
Both hail from Jamaica but Bolt was 6ft 5in and weighed about 14st, and Seville is 5ft 6in and just 11st 6lb.
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