Aliyah Abrams

Aliyah Abrams

Aliyah Abrams in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Guyanese
Born	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 28) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Guyana
Sport	Athletics
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 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.

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]

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]

Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams. ^[4]

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, United States 2019)
• 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, United States 2019)
  • 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, United States 2022) South American best
• 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, United States 2019)
  • 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade, Serbia 2022) South American record

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. "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.

External links

• Aliyah Abrams at World Athletics
• Aliyah Abrams at TFRRS
• Aliyah Abrams at Olympics.com
• Aliyah Abrams at Olympedia