Shanieka Ricketts
Ricketts in 2019
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
College teamSan Diego State Aztecs
Coached byKerry-Lee Ricketts
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 DohaTriple jump
Silver medal – second place2022 EugeneTriple jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTriple jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 San JoséTriple jump
Gold medal – first place 2018 TorontoTriple jump

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 15.03 metres outdoors (Eugene, Diamond League, 2023) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013). In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
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
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th Triple jump 14.84 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Triple jump 14.89 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th Triple jump 14.93 m

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ↑ 2014 CWG profile
  3. ↑ "Shanieka Thomas". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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