Nickiesha Wilson (born 28 July 1986 in Kingston) is a hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100 m hurdles and the 400 m hurdles.[1]
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Born | 28 July 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400m Hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 January 2015 |
Currently her 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.79 achieved at Szczecin, Poland in 2009. She ran a personal best of 53.97 in the 400 m hurdles in Osaka in 2007.[2]
Wilson finished fourth in the 2007 World Championships in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she qualified for the second round with the tenth fastest overall time of 55.75 seconds. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the bronze medal in 400 m hurdles.
Wilson is the most prolific hurdler in NCAA history. A 17 time college All-American and 3-time NCAA Champion at Louisiana State University (LSU), Wilson is the only hurdler in NCAA history to win the 400 meter hurdles (pr 53.97) and finish runner up in the 100 meter hurdles (pr 12.85) in the same year while also posting a top 5 finish in the indoor 60 meter hurdles (pr 8.01). Wilson led LSU to the outdoor NCAA team title by scoring 18 individual points for the Tigers. In the summer of 2008, Wilson opted to forgo her senior season at LSU to sign a professional contract with Adidas[3]
Personal bests
editEvent | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
200 m | 23.98 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Auburn, Alabama | 16 Apr 2011 |
400 m | 53.61 s | Clemson, South Carolina | 14 May 2011 |
800 m | 2:11.37 | Gainesville, Florida | 5 Apr 2013 |
100 m hurdles | 12.79 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Szczecin | 15 Sep 2009 |
400 m hurdles | 53.97 s | Osaka | 28 Aug 2007 |
Indoor | |||
200 m | 23.59 s | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2 Mar 2008 |
400 m | 53.66 s | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 26 Jan 2008 |
60 m hurdles | 7.55 s | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 23 Jan 2010 |
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2005 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 57.38 |
Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | 1st | 400m hurdles | 57.40 | |
2006 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th | 100m hurdles | 13.64 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
2nd | 400m hurdles | 56.77 | |||
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 54.94 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 400m hurdles | 54.10 | |
2008 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Toluca, Mexico | 1st | 400m hurdles | 55.78 A |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.46 A | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 54.67 | |
2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 400m hurdles | 56.95 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.02 | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 54.89 | |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400m hurdles | 55.40 |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 56.06 | |
Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 1st | 400m hurdles | 54.52 | |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 56.58 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 55.77 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 400m hurdles | 57.34 |
2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 56.64 A |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 |
References
edit- ^ Nickiesha Wilson. sports-reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-27.
- ^ Nickiesha Wilson at World Athletics
- ^ Track and Field - BIO - Nickiesha Wilson, LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers, retrieved 28 June 2018
External links
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