Megan Tapper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Megan Simmonds |
| Born | 18 March 1994 Kingston, Jamaica[1] |
| Education | University of Technology, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres hurdles |
Medal record | |
Megan Tapper (née Simmonds; born 18 March 1994) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She also represented her country in the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London where she made it to the semi-finals. In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth games finishing 7th in the final. In 2019, she was a member of the Jamaican shuttle hurdles relay in Yokohama, Japan as well as the team in Doha, Qatar at the world championships where she made the final in the 100m hurdles.
She has qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Her personal best in the 100 metres hurdles is 12.53 seconds set in Tokyo in 2021.
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica
| |||||
| 2010 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.64 (w) |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 14.32 | |
| Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 4th | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.62 | |
| 2011 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 2nd (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.82 (w)1 |
| World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 6th | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.78 | |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.89 |
| 2014 | NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.06 (w) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.90 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.611 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.55 |
1Did not finish in the final
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Rio 2016 bio
- ^ Levy, Leighton. "Winning second national 100m hurdles title was like a miracle says Megan Tapper". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Authority control  |
|---|
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican female hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)