Ackera Nugent

Ackera Nugent
	Nugent at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles final
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	April 29, 2002 (age 23); Jamaica
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Sprints, Hurdles
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.09 (Texas 2021); 200 m: 23.10 (Gainesville 2023); 100 mH: 12.24 (Rome 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
World U20 Championships
Summer Youth Olympics
Pan American U20 Championships
NACAC Championships ; (U20)
NACAC Championships ; (U18)
Carifta Games ; Junior (U20)
Carifta Games ; Youth (U18

Last updated September 24, 2025

Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002)^[1] is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprinting. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles.^[2]^[3]

Career

In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s.^[4] She 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72 in Albuquerque.^[7] She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final.^[8]

Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s.^[9] In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final.^[10]

In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.^[11]

Achievements

Personal bests

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	56.61	Spanish Town, Jamaica	18 January 2020
	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

International competitions

Representing Jamaica
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 x 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
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	4 x 100 m	44.25
	NACAC U18 Championships	Queretaro, Mexico	2nd	100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	13.50
	NACAC U18 Championships	Queretaro, Mexico	1st	4 x 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
2021	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 ^[12]	Paris, France	—	100 m hurdles	DNF
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.74
2025	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	9th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.63

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results^[13]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	4th	12.75	US$30,000
2025 Kingston Slam	Short hurdles	100 m	2nd	11.57	US$30,000
2025 Miami Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	3rd	12.34	US$100,000
2025 Miami Slam	Short hurdles	100 m	1st	11.09	US$100,000
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	1st	12.44	US$100,000
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Short hurdles	100 m	1st	11.11	US$100,000

References

1 2 3 "Ackera NUGENT - Athlete Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
↑ "Gold for Jamaica's Ackera Nugent at World Athletics Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Observer. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
↑ "Nugent strikes 100m hurdles gold for Jamaica, Vascianna takes silver in men's event". www.sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
↑ "Ackera Nugent - Arkansas Razorbacks". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2 January 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ Foster, Anthony (August 22, 2021). "Ackera Nugent strikes 100h gold in Nairobi". Trackalerts. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ Levy, Leighton (June 2, 2022). "Ankle injury forces Ackera Nugent out of NCAA and Jamaica's National Championships" . Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ "60m Hurdles Prelims Results" (PDF). Flash Results. March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ "100 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics . June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ "Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
↑ "Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent". FloTrack. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
↑ "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.

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[WA_Profile-1] 1 2 3 "Ackera NUGENT - Athlete Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[2] "Gold for Jamaica's Ackera Nugent at World Athletics Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Observer. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[3] "Nugent strikes 100m hurdles gold for Jamaica, Vascianna takes silver in men's event". www.sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[4] "Ackera Nugent - Arkansas Razorbacks". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2 January 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[5] Foster, Anthony (August 22, 2021). "Ackera Nugent strikes 100h gold in Nairobi". Trackalerts. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[6] Levy, Leighton (June 2, 2022). "Ankle injury forces Ackera Nugent out of NCAA and Jamaica's National Championships" . Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[7] "60m Hurdles Prelims Results" (PDF). Flash Results. March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[8] "100 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[9] "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics . June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[10] "Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[11] "Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent". FloTrack. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[12] "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[GST_Results-13] "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.

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