Tissanna Hickling

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Tissanna Hickling
Personal information
Born (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump

Tissanna Hickling (born 7 January 1998) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.

She has qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Her personal best in the event is 6.82 metres (+1.7 m/s) set in Kingston in 2019).

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 14th (q) Long jump 5.85 m
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 3rd Long jump 5.84 m
3rd Triple jump 12.17 m
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 6th Long jump 5.70 m
5th Triple jump 12.68 m
2017 CARIFTA Games (U20) Willemstad, Curaçao 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.83 s
1st Long jump 6.22 m
2nd Triple jump 12.87 m
Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd Long jump 6.36 m
6th Triple jump 12.85 m
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.60 s
3rd Long jump 6.47 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Long jump 6.59 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (q) Long jump 6.49 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 25th (q) Long jump 6.19 m

References[]

  1. ^ Tissanna Hickling at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-18.


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