Stephenie Ann McPherson
Stephenie Ann McPherson (born 25 November 1988)[2] is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. McPherson competed in the 400 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics where she finished third. McPherson is also a silver medalist from the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[3] In capping what has been a medal rich year, Stephenie won two gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the individual 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres.[4] Within that same year she also achieved a gold medal at the IAAF Continental Cup as a part of Team America in the 4 × 400 m.
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1988 Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MVP Track & Field Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | 400 m | 49.99 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.54 |
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 400 m | 50.67 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.82 | |||
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.931 | |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.49 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m | 50.42 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.13 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 400 m | 52.20 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 400 m | 50.97 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.34 | |||
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.49 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 400 m | 50.86 | |
| 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.64 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd (h) | 400 m | 52.182 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 400 m | 50.93 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.00 | |||
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 400 m | 51.15 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.25 | |||
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 3rd | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:33.21 |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.61 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 400 m | 50.89 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.37 | |||
1Representing the Americas
2Disqualified in the semi-finals
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
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| 200 metres | 22.93 | Kingston, Jamaica | 12 April 2014 |
| 400 metres | 49.92 | Monaco | 19 July 2013 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 57.46 | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 March 2012 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Stephenie Ann McPherson | Profile". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Profile of Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON". All-Athletics.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Glasgow 2014 – Athletics". Results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
- Stephenie Ann McPherson at World Athletics
- Stephenie Ann McPherson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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