Aliyah Abrams

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Aliyah Abrams
Women's 400m final at 2022 World Indoor Championships - Aliyah Abrams.jpg
Aliyah Abrams in 2022
Personal information
Full nameAliyah Nicola Abrams
NationalityGuyanese
Born (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 28)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Guyana
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
College team South Carolina Gamecocks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 50.20 2023
  • Indoors
  • 400 m: 51.57i AR 2022

Aliyah Nicola Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

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Career

Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. [2] [3]

She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals. [4]

Abrams placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024. [6]

Abrams was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh. [7]

Personal life

Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams. [4]

Personal bests

References

  1. "Aliyah Abrams - Track and Field". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "Aliyah Abrams". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. "Women's 400m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record". Stabroek News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. "Smith claims 100m bronze as Abrams advances to final". stabroeknews.com. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.