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Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1] | 2 February 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | San Diego State Aztecs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15.03 metres outdoors (Eugene, Diamond League, 2023) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013). In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Competing for the San Diego State Aztecs track and field team, Ricketts won the 2013 and 2014 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
Competition record[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shanieka Ricketts, San Diego State's most accomplished track athlete, is World Championships medal contender". San Diego Union-Tribune. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.