Shanieka Ricketts
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1992 Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | San Diego State University | ||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kerry-Lee Ricketts | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Her personal bests in the event are 14.98 metres outdoors (Doha, 2021) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013). In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica
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| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1st | Triple jump | 11.83 m |
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | High jump | 1.70 m |
| 4th | Triple jump | 12.01 m | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 13.85 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 9th (q) | Triple jump | 13.74 m (w) |
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Triple jump | 14.23 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | Triple jump | 14.08 m | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 8th | Triple jump | 13.95 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 14.02 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple jump | 14.13 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | Triple jump | 13.93 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.52 m | |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Triple jump | 14.25 m | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.77 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.92 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | Triple jump | 14.84 m |
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ 2014 CWG profile
- ^ "Shanieka Thomas". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links[]
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- Shanieka Ricketts at World Athletics
- Shanieka Ricketts at Diamond League
- Shanieka Ricketts at Olympics.com
- Shanieka Ricketts at Olympedia
- Shanieka Ricketts at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Shanieka Ricketts at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Jamaican female triple jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Diamond League winners
- Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics