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| Born | March 25, 2000 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agent | Renaldo Nehemiah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2018–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dennis Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 1st (100m, 2023)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sha'Carri Richardson (/ʃəˈkæriː/ shə-KERREE;[3] born March 25, 2000[4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships. This winning time made her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years old.[5]
In April 2021, Richardson ran a new personal best of 10.72 seconds, becoming the sixth-fastest woman of all time (at the time) and the fourth-fastest American woman in history.[6] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning the women's 100-metre dash with 10.86 in the United States Olympic Trials.[7] On July 1, it was reported that Richardson had tested positive for cannabis use following her 100 m final at the U.S. Trials, invalidating her win and making her ineligible to compete in the 100 m at the Olympics. After successfully completing a counseling program, she accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on June 28, 2021.[8] In July 2023, she became the US national champion in the women's 100 metres at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 10.82 seconds.[9]
Richardson won gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds.[10] On the penultimate day of the 2023 World Championships, she also won gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4 × 100m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds.[11] On June 22, 2024, Richardson defended her title as the US national champion in the 100-metre sprint event by winning the women's 100m final in 10.71 seconds (WL),[12] qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she won the silver medal in the 100m[13] and gold in the 4×100 relay.
- ^ "RICHARDSON Sha'carri". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "World Rankings | Women's 100m (50m-55m-60m)".
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (June 20, 2021). "Sha'Carri Richardson is bold, brash and the best American hope in the 100 meters". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Sha'Carri RICHARDSON – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Browne, P. J. (June 9, 2019). "19-Year-Old American Wows With World's Fastest 100m In Two Years". Balls.ie. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Senior Outdoor 100 Metres Women. IAAF. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Van Niekerk qualifies for Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson could miss Olympics after failed drug test". NBC News. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-track-and-field-championships-2023-sha-carri-richardson-wins-women-s-100m-fi [bare URL]
- ^ "World Athletics: Richardson wins stunning 100m gold - reaction". BBC Sport. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-win-world-athletics-championships-2023-womens-4x100m-relay [bare URL]
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/sha-carri-richardson-secures-olympic-spot-paris-2024-claims-100m-title-usa-trials [bare URL]
- ^ "WATCH: Sha'Carri Richardson Punches Ticket To Paris With Fastest 100m Time Of The Year". June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.