Shericka Jackson

Personal information

Nationality

Jamaican

Born

16 July 1994

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)^[1]

Weight

61 kg (134 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

200 metres, 400 metres

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing Jamaica
Olympic Games
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	4×400 m relay
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	400 m
World Championships
	2015 Beijing	4×400 m relay
	2015 Beijing	400 m

Shericka Jackson (born 16 July 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[2] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing winning the bronze medal individually and gold in the relay.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2008	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	400 m	54.52
2008	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	4x400 m relay	3:39.62
2009	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	1st	200 m	23.62
			1st	400 m	53.48
			1st	4x100 m relay	45.05
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:38:09
2010	CARIFTA Games (U18)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	200 m	23.64 (w)
			2nd	400 m	53.71
			1st	4x100 m relay	45.98
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:44.02
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	1st	200 m	24.23
			1st	4x100 m relay	45.67
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:43.08
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	4th (h)	4x100 m relay	44.68
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	4th	200 m	24.08
2011	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	2nd	200 m	23.48
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	1st	4x100 m relay	44.08
	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	3rd	200 m	23.62
	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	1st	Medley relay	2:03.42
2012	CARIFTA Games (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	200 m	24.03
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	4x100 m relay	45.18
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	2nd	200 m	23.87
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	1st	4x400 m relay	3:37.21
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	200 m	23.53
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:32.97
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	200 m	22.84
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	4x400 m relay	3:34.36
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:23.26
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	400 m	49.99
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	4x400 m relay	3:19.13
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	400 m	49.85
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:20.34

Personal bests

Outdoor

200 metres – 22.84 (+1.7 m/s, Nassau 2013)
400 metres – 49.83 (Rio 2016)

References

↑ Rio 2016 bio
↑ "Shericka Jackson". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

Shericka Jackson profile at IAAF

World Youth Champions in women's medley relay

1999: United States (Durst, Moore, Fairley, Henderson)
2001: United States (Lodree, Felix, Perkins, Smith)
2003: United States (Onyepunuka, Anderson, Lacy, Hastings)
2005: United States (Carter, Collins, Knight, Cross)
2007: United States (Goodman, Purvis|, Krais, Alexander)
2009: United States (Clark, Purvis, Nelson, Eutsey)
2011: Jamaica (Williams, Jackson, Gordon, James)
2013: United States (Hall, Westbrook, Rogers, Baker)

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