Who Is Tia Clayton?

Sports Career of Tia Clayton | Tia Clayton Biography

Tia Clayton is one of the fastest currently active female sprinters in the world. She finished seventh at the Olympics as a teenager. Her twin sister, Tina Clayton, also competes in the short sprints for Jamaica. Together, they’ve been dubbed “the fastest twins in the world.”

Clayton got her start in athletics in 2017, when she ran 12.28 seconds into a negative wind in the 100-meter dash. She was still only 12 years old at the time. This time is faster than many college sprinters across North America.

The next year, still only 13, Clayton ran under 12 seconds 14 times and lowered her personal best to 11.56 seconds. She beat many girls years older than her. For instance, she won the Kingston International U18 Meet against girls as old as 17. She continued to improve over her teenage years, competing mostly in her home country of Jamaica.

In 2019, she ran a slightly windy 11.32 seconds and ran a legal best of 11.39 seconds at the end of the summer at the Jamaican U18 Championships. The next season was largely disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she would still drop her best to 11.29 seconds in February.

During the 2021 season, she wouldn’t better her personal best, but she would be part of the gold medal-winning Jamaican 4 x 100-meter team at the U20 World Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Her twin sister would also be on this team.

She dropped her best time against in 2022, running 11.25 seconds twice in June in Jamaica. She then helped Jamaica defend its 4 x 100-meter title at the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. Once again, her sister, Tina, was also part of this team.

Tia Clayton made another small improvement in her best time the next season when she ran 11.23 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston. She then went to Europe to run in meets in Italy and Luxembourg, tying her personal best with a victory at the 5° Meeting Brazzal in Vicenza.

2024 Breakthrough Year | Tia Clayton Olympics

2024 was a breakthrough year for the 19-year-old Clayton. She ran a personal best of 11.12 seconds at her first meet of the season in March and then dropped her best to 10.86 seconds at the Jamaican Championships. This massive personal best qualified her for the Olympics.

Together with her sister, she was the third-youngest runner in the 100-meter to make it past the preliminary round behind Alessandra Gasparelli of San Marino and Mariandree Chacón of Guatemala.

Clayton also went on to win her first Diamond League Meeting with a windy 10.83 seconds at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial. Her next Diamond League victory was in Doha on May 16, 2025, when she ran a world-leading time of 10.92 seconds. Her sister finished second, running 11.02 seconds.

Her next personal best came at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, where she ran 10.82 seconds and finished second only to the eventual world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.

She helped the Jamaican 4 x 100-meter relay team capture silver at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Tia Clayton Personal Life and Other Facts

Tia Clayton has a twin sister, Tina, who is also a Jamaican sprinter. The sisters won the U20 World Championships in the 100-meter twice together.

Their mother, Tishawna, competed in the short sprints nationally during her school years.

Tia Clayton FAQS | Tia Clayton

How Old Is Tia Clayton? | Tia and Tina Clayton Age

Tia Clayton and her sister Tina Clayton were born on August 17, 2024. At the time of writing, they’re still only 20 years old.

Who Is Faster, Tia or Tina Clayton?

Tia Clayton has the faster personal best in the 100-meter between the two sisters, having run a legal 10.86 seconds compared to Tina Clayton’s best of 10.95 seconds. However, Tina Clayton won the U20 World Championships twice in the 100-meter.

What Medals has Tia Clayton Won? | Tia Clayton Diamond League?

Tia Clayton has won gold medals at two Diamond League events at the time of writing. She is still only 20 years old and will likely win many more prestigious events in the future.