Kierre Beckles

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Kierre Beckles
Personal information
Born (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990 (age 35)
Pinelands, Saint Michael, Barbados
Education University of South Carolina [1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Sport Athletics
Event Hurdling
Coached byJames Daniels
Updated on 2 January 2015

Kierre Kamille Beckles (born 21 May 1990) is a Barbadian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles. [3] [4] [5] She competed at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships failing to advance to the semi-finals on both occasions.

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Personal bests

Her personal bests of 12.98 (100 m hurdles) from 2014 and 8.11 (60 m hurdles) from 2012 are the current Barbadian records.

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m hurdles12.98 s(wind: +0.9 m/s) Flag of the United States.svg Clermont, Florida 31 May 2014
Indoor
60 m hurdles8.11 s Flag of the United States.svg Lexington, Kentucky 26 Feb 2012

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
2004 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 7th100 m H15.49
3rd300 m H44.23
4th4 × 100 m48.32
CAC Junior Championships (U17) Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 6th100 m H14.98
2nd300 m H44.67
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 9th (h)100 m H15.31
7th300 m H46.86
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 2nd100 m H13.90
2nd300 m H41.76
4th4 × 100 m47.05
3rd4 × 400 m3:49.78
CAC Junior Championships (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad 1st100 m H13.72
1st300 m H41.55
6th4 × 100 m51.79
3rd4 × 400 m3:47.38
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf)100 m H 14.04 (-1.6 m/s)
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 3rd100 m H14.03
5thPentathlon3115 pts
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 10th (sf)100 m H (76.2 cm)13.79 (0.0 m/s)
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st100 m H13.43
3rd4 × 100 m45.75
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th100 m H 13.96 (-2.4 m/s)
Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 1st100 m H13.88
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st100 m H13.31 (w)
4 × 100 mDQ
2nd4 × 400 m3:41.75
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 8th100 m H 13.85
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th100 m H 13.24
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (h)100 m H 13.44
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 2nd100 m H 13.05 w(+4.5 m/s)
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 2nd100 m H 13.37
World Championships Moscow, Russia 31st (h)100 m H 13.47
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th100 m H 13.38
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 7th (h)1100 m H 13.33 A(+0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 3rd100 m H 13.47 A(-0.8 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th100 m H 13.24
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd100 m H 12.88 (w)
World Championships Beijing, China 12th (sf)100 m H 12.90
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (h)100 m H 13.01
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 10th (h)100 m H 13.64
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 8th100 m H 13.48
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 9th (h)100 m H 13.45

1: Did not finish in the final,

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Track & Field - Kierre Beckles, South Carolina Gamecocks, archived from the original on October 2, 2017, retrieved January 2, 2015
  4. Kierre Beckles - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on October 31, 2018, retrieved January 2, 2015
  5. Biografía - General - BECKLES Kierre, ODECABE , retrieved January 2, 2015