Kyra Jefferson
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Athletics at the Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | 200m | |
2015 Toronto | 4x400m |
Kyra Jefferson (born September 23, 1994) is an American professional sprinter. She competed for the University of Florida through 2017 before receiving a Nike sponsorship. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 200m and a gold in the 4x400m relay.
At the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she defeated pre-race favorite and Olympian Deajah Stevens of Oregon to break the American collegiate record in the 200m with a time of 22.02 seconds.[1]
Major international competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 4x100m | 42.27 |
2015 | Athletics at the Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 200m | 22.72 |
2015 | Athletics at the Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 4x400m | 3:25.68 |
2017 | Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 3rd | 200m | 22.34 |
2017 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 200m | 22.42 |
2017 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 4x100m | 43.07 |
2017 | Weltklasse Zurich | Zurich, Switzerland | 5th | 200m | 22.61 |
2017 | Weltklasse Zurich | Zurich, Switzerland | 5th | 4x100m | 43.68 |
Domestic competitions[]
References[]
- ^ "Kyra Jefferson Sets NCAA Record in Bizarre 200m".
- ^ Kyra Jefferson at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Kyra Jefferson at Tilastopaja (registration required)
Categories:
- Living people
- 1994 births
- American female sprinters
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- African-American female track and field athletes
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
- Florida Gators women's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women