Tia Clayton
Tia Clayton is a Jamaican short sprinter whose achievements include gold in the mixed 4 × 100 m relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays. Clayton also set her 100 m personal best in the semi-final at the Paris Olympics. Her career includes school championships, junior records and senior international relay medals.
Mixed 4 × 100 m gold, 2026
Olympic 100 m finalist, Paris 2024
10.86
Olympic semi-final, Paris 2024
10.91
JAAA Puma meet, 9 May
39.62
World Athletics Relays 2026 · gold
41.79
Tokyo 2025 · silver
Athlete Profile
Clayton attended Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon alongside her twin sister, Tina, training under Jamaican coach Michael Dyke. The sisters became known as the “Twin Turbo” pair while building separate individual sprint careers.
After competing together in Jamaican youth relay teams, Tia moved to Kingston in 2023 to begin professional training with MVP. Tina’s individual results should not be confused with Tia’s.
Career
Nairobi · Champs
Clayton missed out on the individual 100 m at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. She nevertheless anchored Jamaica’s winning 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a U20 world record.
At the 2021 ISSA Boys and Girls Championships (Champs), Clayton was disqualified for a false start in the class two 100 m final. She also earned relay gold at the meeting.
Champs · CARIFTA · Cali
Clayton took bronze in the class one 100 m at Champs in 11.47. Her Edwin Allen High School 4 × 100 m team won gold in 43.28, extending its winning streak to eight.
At the CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Clayton earned U20 100 m silver in 11.30, behind twin sister Tina, who won in 11.22.
Clayton anchored Jamaica to another U20 4 × 100 m world record at the 2022 championships in Cali. Tia Clayton, Serena Cole, Kerrica Hill and Tina Clayton ran 42.59, improving Jamaica’s 2021 mark.
Tia did not reach the individual 100 m final in Cali. Her twin sister Tina won that race in 10.95; those individual honours belong to the champion, while Tia herself contributed to Jamaica’s record-breaking relay.
Kingston · Paris
Clayton turned professional in 2023 and moved to Kingston to train with MVP. Her first professional season marked a transition from school competition to the senior sprint circuit.
At the 2024 Jamaican Championships, Clayton ran 10.90 in the 100 m to finish second with a −0.3 m/s wind reading. The result earned her a place on Jamaica’s team for the Paris Olympics.
At Paris 2024, Clayton improved her 100 m personal best to 10.86 in the semi-final (+1.0 m/s), after running 11.02 in the heats. She finished seventh in the final in 11.04, while Jamaica placed fifth in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Tokyo · Guangzhou
Clayton sustained an injury during the 2025 Jamaican national championships final and did not make the individual 100 m squad for the World Championships in Tokyo. She was selected for relay duty.
In Tokyo, Jamaica’s 4 × 100 m team won silver in a season’s best 41.79. Clayton also earned bronze at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou after taking part in the heats; Jamaica finished third in 42.33.
Her twin sister Tina also earned relay medals in 2025, but Tina’s individual 100 m silver and 10.76 personal best are not Tia’s results.
Career Statistics and Honours
Clayton’s major relay honours include two U20 world-record performances with Jamaica and senior medals in 2025 and 2026. The table above separates her individual sprint times from team results.
| Event or mark | Clayton’s result |
|---|---|
| 100 m personal best | 10.86, Olympic semi-final, 2024 |
| Champs relay | Gold, 2021 |
| World Athletics U20 Championships relay | Gold, 2021; 42.94 |
| Champs class one 100 m | Bronze, 2022; 11.47 |
| Champs 4 × 100 m relay | Gold, 2022; 43.28 |
| CARIFTA Games U20 100 m | Silver, 2022; 11.30 |
| World Athletics Championships relay | Silver, 2025; 41.79 |
| World Athletics Relays 4 × 100 m | Bronze, 2025 |
| World Athletics Relays mixed 4 × 100 m | Gold, 2026; 39.62 |
| 100 m season best in 2026 | 10.91 |
International Career
Clayton has represented Jamaica at youth and senior level, progressing from record-setting U20 relay teams to the Olympic and World Championships squads. Her individual 100 m performances and relay results are recorded separately.
| Jamaica appearance | Result |
|---|---|
| World Athletics U20 Championships 2021 | 4 × 100 m gold; U20 world record |
| World Athletics U20 Championships 2022 | 4 × 100 m gold; 42.59 (U20 world record) |
| Paris Olympics 2024 | 100 m final: seventh; 4 × 100 m: fifth |
| World Athletics Championships 2025 | 4 × 100 m silver; 41.79 |
| World Athletics Relays 2025 | 4 × 100 m bronze |
| World Athletics Relays 2026 | Mixed 4 × 100 m gold; 39.62 |
At Paris 2024, Clayton reached the women’s 100 m final and ran in Jamaica’s relay campaign. In 2025, she competed as part of the national relay set-up despite missing individual selection for Tokyo. She was also part of Jamaica’s 2026 mixed relay gold-medal team.
2026 Season and Results
Clayton won section A of the 100 m at the Fuller Anderson meet in January 2026. At Velocity Fest 18, she finished fifth in the 200 m final A in 23.33 (+0.5 m/s).
Fuller Anderson · Velocity Fest 18
Clayton won section A of the 100 m at the Fuller Anderson meet in January 2026. At Velocity Fest 18, she finished fifth in the 200 m final A in 23.33 (+0.5 m/s).
JAAA Puma meet · 100 m · 10.91
At the JAAA Puma meet on 9 May, Clayton won the 100 m in 10.91, ahead of twin sister Tina, who ran 10.98.
Mixed 4 × 100 m · 39.62
Clayton joined Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton and Kadrian Goldson in Jamaica’s mixed 4 × 100 m team at the World Athletics Relays. The quartet ran 39.99 in the heats and won the final in 39.62, becoming the first team to break 40 seconds in the event.