Rushell Clayton

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Rushell Clayton
Women's 400 metres hurdles medalists Budapest 2023.jpg
Rushell Clayton with her bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 32)
Bath Mountain Westmoreland
Education Mico University College
University of the West Indies
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
CountryJamaica
Sport Athletics
Event 400 metres hurdles
ClubElite Performance Track Club
Coached byReynaldo Walcott
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Doha 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Budapest 400 m hurdles
Pan Am Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 400 m hurdles
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Kamloops 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Kamloops 4×100 m relay

Rushell Clayton (born 18 October 1992) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [1] She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and again at the 2023 World Championships, setting her personal best of 52.81 seconds, In 2024, she became the first Jamaican woman since 2011 to break the 53-second barrier in the 400m hurdles.

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Career

In 2014 Clayton competed at the NACAC U23 Championships in Kamloops, where she won bronze medals in the 4x100 m relay and 400 m hurdles. [1]

Clayton had a breakthrough year in 2019, winning the 400 m hurdles at the Jamaican Championships in a personal best time of 54.73 s. She won a bronze medal over the same distance at the Pan American Games. [2] At the World Championships in Doha, Clayton claimed a shock bronze medal in a big personal best of 53.74 s, her first time under the 54-second barrier. [3]

She was unable to compete for the majority of the 2021 season due to a leg injury. [4] But returned in the 2022 season, finishing sixth at the 2022 World Championships. [5] Clayton also placed fourth at that year's Commonwealth Games. [6] She set a personal best to win her first Diamond League in Monaco, clocking 53.33 s. [7] She ended her season by setting a meet record of 53.89 s at the Hanžeković Memorial. [8]

In 2023, Clayton finished third at the Jamaican Championships to qualify for the World Championships. At the Championships, she won the bronze medal in a personal best of 52.81 s. [9] [10] On 2 September, she won at the Xiamen Diamond League leading a Jamaican 1-2-3 with compatriots Andrenette Knight and Janieve Russell. [11]

On 13 April 2024, Clayton set a new personal best of 51.81 s over 400 m at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville. She set a new personal best over 400 m hurdles in winning the 2024 Jamaican Championships, with a time of 52.51 s. [1] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Clayton finished fifth in a time of 52.68 s. [12]

On 22 October 2024, Clayton signed with Grand Slam Track to be a Racer for the 2025 season. [13]

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. [1]

Personal best times for individual events
EventTimeLocationDateNotes
200 metres 24.06 Kingston, Jamaica20 April 2024(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
400 metres 51.81 Gainesville, Florida, United States13 April 2024
800 metres 2:12.18 Kingston, Jamaica30 January 2016
100 metres hurdles 14.21 Kingston, Jamaica1 April 2015(Wind: +2.0 m/s)
400 metres hurdles 52.51 Kingston, Jamaica28 June 2024

International competitions

Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 4th400 m hurdles59.35
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 12th (h) 400 m hurdles 63.44
2014 NACACU23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 3rd 400 m hurdles 63.68
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.90
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 57.71
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th 400 m hurdles 55.30
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd 400 m hurdles 55.53
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 400 m hurdles 53.74 PB
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 400 m hurdles 54.36
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m hurdles 52.81 PB
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 400 m hurdles 52.68

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