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Shericka Jackson (born 16 July 1994) [3] is a Jamaican sprinter competing in the 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 400 metres. In the 100 m, she’s the fifth fastest woman of all time, while in the 200 m, she’s the second fastest woman in history.
One of the most dominant sprinters in the world, she is the 100 m 2019 Pan American Games champion and a three-time Diamond League winner. In 2022, retired American sprinter Michael Johnson called Thompson-Herah and her compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce the two greatest female sprinters of all time. [5]
[235] [236] It was the fastest season opener by a female sprinter in history. [237] At the Prefontaine Classic at the end of May, she also won the 200 m in a season's best 22.41 s. [238] On June 18, she ran her second 100 m of the season at the Meeting de Paris, equalling her 10.67 s season's best from Nairobi. [236]
Shericka Jackson produced a stunning performance at the Jamaican Championships on Saturday as she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds in the 100 meters.
Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica [24] Javelin throw: 75.01 m Orrin Powell: 20 February 2016 GC Foster Classic Saint Catherine, Jamaica [25] 77.31 m Elvis Graham: 10 June 2023 JAAA All Comers Meet 4 Kingston, Jamaica [26] Decathlon: 8644 pts Maurice Smith: 31 August–1 September 2007 World Championships: Osaka, Japan [27]
On 17 July 2022, Jamaica achieved its first medal sweep at the World Athletics Championships after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah won gold, silver and bronze, respectively in the women's 100 metres event. The three sprinters also came from sweeping the 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [2]
In July 2023, she ran a new personal best 100m time of 11.06 seconds to finish in sixth place in the final at the Jamaican national championships held in Kingston, Jamaica. [4] Moore was selected to compete in the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, 2023. [5] She finished fifth in her heat, running 23.12 ...
In the Women's 4 × 100 m Jamaica won gold with a Championship Record, National Record and World Lead 41.29, which at the time was the second fastest time in history behind the World Record. The team consisted of Carrie Russell , Kerron Stewart , Schillonie Calvert , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , and Sheri-Ann Brooks who ran in the heats.