Shericka Jackson

Shericka Jackson

Jackson at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 30) Saint Ann, Jamaica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Team	Puma & MVP Track Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m,  Bronze 4 × 400 m,  Silver 2020 Tokyo 100 m,  Bronze 4 × 100 m,  Gold 4 × 400 m,  Bronze
World finals	2015 Beijing 400 m,  Bronze 4 × 400 m,  Gold 2017 London 400 m, 5th 2019 Doha 400 m,  Bronze 4 × 100 m,  Gold 4 × 400 m,  Bronze 2022 Eugene 100 m,  Silver 200 m,  Gold 4 × 100 m,  Silver 2023 Budapest 100 m,  Silver 200 m,  Gold 4 × 100 m,  Silver
Highest world ranking	1st (200 m, 2023)[2]
Personal bests	100 m: 10.65 (Kingston 2023) 200 m: 21.41 NR (Budapest 2023) 400 m: 49.47 (Doha 2019) Indoors 60 m: 7.04i (Belgrade 2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m 2020 Tokyo 100 m 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay World Championships 2015 Beijing 4×400 m relay 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay 2022 Eugene 200 m 2023 Budapest 200 m 2022 Eugene 100 m 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay 2023 Budapest 100 m 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay 2015 Beijing 400 m 2019 Doha 400 m 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay Diamond League 2022 200 m 2023 100 m 2023 200 m Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 200 m Pan American Games 2019 Lima 400 m NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto 200 m 2022 Freeport 100 m 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay World Athletics Relays 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay 2014 Nassau 4×400 m relay 2019 Yokohama 4×200 m relay

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.

Jackson started her career as a 400 m sprinter, winning individual bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships. At these competitions, she won silver in the 4 x 400 m relays at the 2016 Olympics, then gold and bronze respectively at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. At the 2019 Championships, she also won gold in the 4 x 100 m relay.

After Jackson shifted to shorter sprints in 2021 she won bronze in the 100 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, then added a gold and bronze for the 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m relays respectively. That year, she achieved a sub-10.80 s personal best in the 100 m and sub-22 s in the 200 m. With her sub-49.5 s best in the 400 m, she became one of few women to reach such marks at those events. At the 2022 World Championships, she won a silver in the 100 m, gold in the 200 m setting national record, and a silver for the 4 x 100 m relay. She was the 2022 Diamond League 200 m champion.

Jackson is the first athlete in World Championship history to win medals in the 100, 200 and 400 metres, including the 4x100 and 4x400 metres relays. She is also the second athlete in history, behind Marita Koch to win medals in the 100, 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x400 metres at the World Championships and/or the Olympic Games.