Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002) [1] is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprint hurdles. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles. [2] [3]
Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002) [1] is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprint hurdles. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles. [2] [3]
Nugent attended Excelsior High School in Kingston, home of the Eagles. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in communications and media studies, after transferring from Baylor University. [4]
In 2019, at the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, she won the class two 100 metres hurdles in 12.91, a Champs record, captured gold and entered the spotlight. [5] [6]
In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s. [7] She won gold at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and came third in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also making the final of the 100 metres, where she came ninth. [1] Nugent won gold in the 100m Hurdles at the World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 12.95s. [8]
Nugent ran a big personal best over 100m hurdles in 2022, improving to 12.45s. [1] She qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships however missed them due to an ankle injury. [9]
In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72s in Albuquerque. [10] She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final. [11]
Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s. [12] In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final. [13]
In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track. [14]
She represented Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China coming in third for bronze in 7.74s. [15] In addition, she is the Wanda Diamond League season winner in the 100mh. [16]
She opened her season at the Camperdown Classics in Kingston running the 400m in a personal best 55.63 to win. [17] At Velocity Fest 18, she finished the Final Two 200 metres 3rd in 23.35 (+1.4). [18] For the Shanghai DL, she ran against a stacked field including Masai Russell and training partner Tobi Amusan recording 12.98 in 6th for her first hurdles race of the season. [19]
| Type | Distance | Result | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 100 metres | 11.09 | College Station, United States | 27 May 2021 | (Wind: +1.6 m/s) |
| 200 metres | 23.10 | Gainesville, United States | 14 April 2023 | (Wind: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 400 metres | 55.63 | Kingston, Jamaica | 14 February 2026 | ||
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.24 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 2024 | (Wind: -0.4 m/s), NR | |
| 400 metres hurdles | 59.80 | Kingston, Jamaica | 9 March 2019 | ||
| Long jump | 5.01 m | Kingston, Jamaica | 13 June 2015 | (Wind: +0.0 m/s) | |
| Indoor | 60 metres | 7.20 | Fayetteville, United States | 25 February 2023 | |
| 50 metres hurdles | 6.68+ | Liévin, France | 26 January 2024 | ||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.72 | Albuquerque, United States | 10 March 2023 | NR | |
| 200 metres sh | 24.13 | Lubbock, United States | 30 January 2021 | ||
| Team events | |||||
| Outdoor | 4 x 100 metres relay | 42.83 | Austin, United States | 10 June 2023 | |
| Indoor | 4 x 400 metres relay sh | 3:39.48 | Lubbock, United States | 15 January 2022 | |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CARIFTA Games (U18) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.35 |
| World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | — | 4 × 100 m | DQ | |
| Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 26.41 | |
| 2019 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.25 | |||
| NACAC U18 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | 2nd | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.50 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 45.02 | |||
| Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.37 | |
| 2021 | NACAC U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.64 |
| World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.61 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games [20] | Paris, France | — | 100 m hurdles | DNF |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.74 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.63 | |
| 2026 | World Ultimate Championship | Budapest, Hungary | 12th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 12.81 |
| Grand Slam Track results [21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 4th | 12.75 | US$30,000 |
| 100 m | 2nd | 11.57 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 3rd | 12.34 | US$100,000 |
| 100 m | 1st | 11.09 | |||
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 1st | 12.44 | US$100,000 |
| 100 m | 1st | 11.11 | |||
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World U20 Champions in women's 100 metres hurdles | |
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