Shanieka Ricketts

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Shanieka Ricketts
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Ricketts in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 33)
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica [1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
Sport Track and field
Event Triple jump
College team San Diego State Aztecs
Coached byKerry-Lee Ricketts
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Triple jump
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Doha Triple jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Eugene Triple jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Triple jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Triple jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 San José Triple jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Toronto Triple jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Freeport Triple jump

Shanieka Ricketts (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the triple jump. [3] She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Her personal bests in the event are 15.03 metres outdoors (Eugene, Diamond League, 2023) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013).

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Competing for the San Diego State Aztecs track and field team, Ricketts won the 2013 and 2014 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1stTriple jump11.83 m
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1stHigh jump1.70 m
4thTriple jump12.01 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4thTriple jump 13.85 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 9th (q)Triple jump 13.74 m (w)
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1stTriple jump 14.23 m
World Championships Beijing, China 11thTriple jump 14.08 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8thTriple jump 13.95 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (q)Triple jump 14.02 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8thTriple jump 14.13 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10thTriple jump 13.93 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2ndTriple jump 14.52 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1stTriple jump 14.25 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2ndTriple jump 14.77 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 2ndTriple jump 14.92 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4thTriple jump 14.84 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 2ndTriple jump 14.89 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4thTriple jump 14.93 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2ndTriple jump 14.87 m
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1stTriple jump 14.23 m

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ 2014 CWG profile
  3. ↑ "Shanieka RICKETTS - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shanieka Ricketts, San Diego State's most accomplished track athlete, is World Championships medal contender". San Diego Union-Tribune. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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