Shanieka Ricketts

Shanieka Ricketts
	Ricketts in 2019
Personal information
Born	2 February 1992 (age 32); Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
College team	San Diego State Aztecs
Coached by	Kerry-Lee Ricketts
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Jamaica
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games
NACAC Championships

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2008	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	Triple jump	11.83 m
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	1st	High jump	1.70 m
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	4th	Triple jump	12.01 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	Triple jump	13.85 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	9th (q)	Triple jump	13.74 m (w)
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Triple jump	14.23 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th	Triple jump	14.08 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th	Triple jump	13.95 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (q)	Triple jump	14.02 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	Triple jump	14.13 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th	Triple jump	13.93 m
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	2nd	Triple jump	14.52 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	Triple jump	14.25 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	Triple jump	14.77 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Triple jump	14.92 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Triple jump	14.84 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	2nd	Triple jump	14.89 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Triple jump	14.93 m

References

^ "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.

External links

Shanieka Ricketts at World Athletics
Shanieka Ricketts at Diamond League
Shanieka Ricketts at Olympics.com
Shanieka Ricketts at Olympedia
Shanieka Ricketts at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

[1] "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[2] 2014 CWG profile

[3] "Shanieka Thomas". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[4] "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[5] "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.

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