Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | July 14, 1996
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 60 metres 100 metres 60 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles 200 metres |
College team | Louisiana State University |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.96 (2017) 200 m: 22.59 (2018) 100 m hurdles: 12.85 (2017) |
Mikiah Janee Brisco (born July 14, 1996) is an American female track and field sprinter. She holds personal records of 10.96 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 22.59 seconds for the 200-meter dash. She also previously competed in the 100-meter hurdles, having a best of 12.85 seconds. She was a gold medallist at the 2019 IAAF World Relays and was the 60-meter dash national champion in 2020. [1]
She is a multiple American collegiate national champion, taking the individual 100 m title in 2017 and the 4 × 100-meter relay title with the LSU Tigers track and field team in 2016 and 2018. [2] In her youth she was the 100 m hurdles bronze medallist at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics [3] and won hurdles and relay gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
Brisco won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres in Belgrade, Serbia. [4]
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