# Brijesh Lawrence

Brijesh Sharmari "BJ" Lawrence (born 27 December 1989) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships.
He studied at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

## Personal bests

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Outdoor ||||
| 100 m | 10.12 s (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Crete, Nebraska | 21 Apr 2012 |
| 200 m | 20.34 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Walnut, California | 19 Apr 2014 |
| Indoor ||||
| 60 m | 6.62 s A | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 8 Feb 2014 |
| 200 m | 20.99 s | Lincoln, Nebraska | 19 Feb 2011 |

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Saint Kitts and Nevis ||||||
| 2010 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 8th | 100m | 10.45 (wind: +1.7 m/s) |
| 2010 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 10th (h) | 200m | 21.10 w (wind: +2.8 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 17th (h) | 100m | 10.51 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 19th (h) | 200m | 21.53 (wind: -1.0 m/s) |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.43 |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 6th (qf) | 100m | 10.62 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 13th (h) | 100m | 10.61 (wind: -1.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 200m | 21.03 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.07 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 43rd | 200m | 21.16 (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14th (sf) | 200m | 20.82 A (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.81 A |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 18th (sf) | 60m | 6.80 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.41 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 16th (h) | 100m | 10.43 A (wind: +1.7 m/s) |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 20th (sf) | 60m | 6.68 |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 12th (B) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.07 |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:20.51 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th (sf) | 100m | 10.49 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 200m | 21.21 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 6th | 200m | 20.46 A (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.35 A |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 7th | 200m | 21.03 (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.20 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 39th (h) | 100 m | 10.40 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 62nd (h) | 100 m | 10.55 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.81 |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th (B) | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.07 |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 10th (h) | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:24.89 |