Niesha Burgher

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Niesha Burgher
Personal information
Born (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.06 (El Paso, 2024)
200m: 22.39 (Kingston, 2024)

Niesha Burgher (born 8 August 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. She finished third at the Jamaican national championships over 200 metres in 2024. [1]

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Early life

From St. Thomas, Jamaica, she started running competitive meets whilst still in primary school. [2] She attended Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas, and the University of Texas at El Paso. [3] [4]

Career

In January 2023, in her debut race for UTEP, she broke Tobi Amusan's school record in the indoor 200 metres, running 23.20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [5] [2]

She placed third in the 200 meters at the 2024 Jamaican Championships on 30 June 2024, running a personal best time of 20.39 seconds. [6] [7] In July 2024, she was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 200m, where she made it to the semi-finals. [8] [9]

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References

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