Shanieka Ricketts
Shanieka Ricketts (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the triple jump.[3] She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Her personal bests in the event are 14.92 metres outdoors (Doha, 2019) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013).
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1] | 2 February 1992||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||
College team | San Diego State University | ||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kerry-Lee Ricketts | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2008 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1st | Triple jump | 11.83 m |
2009 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | High jump | 1.70 m |
4th | Triple jump | 12.01 m | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 13.85 m |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 9th (q) | Triple jump | 13.74 m (w) |
NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Triple jump | 14.23 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | Triple jump | 14.08 m | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 8th | Triple jump | 13.95 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 14.02 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple jump | 14.13 m |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | Triple jump | 13.93 m |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.52 m | |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Triple jump | 14.25 m | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.77 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.92 m |
References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- 2014 CWG profile
- "Shanieka Thomas". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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