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Jackson switched to the [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] for the 2021 season, running personal bests of 10.77&nbsp;s and 21.82&nbsp;s respectively at the Jamaica Olympic Trials in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]. She came [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|third in the 100&nbsp;m]] at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] with even better PB of 10.76&nbsp;s, just behind fellow country woman [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]] who clocked 10.74. The Jamaicans swept the medal stand in the event for the second time in history as [[Elaine Thompson-Herah]] took a gold medal in 10.61.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Paul A|date=2021-07-31|title=Thompson-Herah smashes Flo-Jo's Olympic record, leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Thompson-Herah_smashes_Flo-Jos_Olympic_record,_leads_Jamaican_sweep_in_womens_100m|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-31|website=[[Jamaica Observer]]}}</ref>
Jackson switched to the [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] for the 2021 season, running personal bests of 10.77&nbsp;s and 21.82&nbsp;s respectively at the Jamaica Olympic Trials in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]. She came [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|third in the 100&nbsp;m]] at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] with even better PB of 10.76&nbsp;s, just behind fellow country woman [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]] who clocked 10.74. The Jamaicans swept the medal stand in the event for the second time in history as [[Elaine Thompson-Herah]] took a gold medal in 10.61.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Paul A|date=2021-07-31|title=Thompson-Herah smashes Flo-Jo's Olympic record, leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Thompson-Herah_smashes_Flo-Jos_Olympic_record,_leads_Jamaican_sweep_in_womens_100m|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-31|website=[[Jamaica Observer]]}}</ref>

In 2021, she was booted out of the Olympics race after she slowed down. <ref>https://amp.news.com.au/sport/olympics/cocky-star-kicked-out-of-olympics-for-unforgivable-act/news-story/2aac64a481d0704a9b49b8d543248b63</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==

Revision as of 03:37, 11 August 2021

Shericka Jackson
Jackson in 2018
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 30)
Saint Ann, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2016
  • 400 m,  Bronze
  • 4x400 m,  Silver
  • 2021
  • 100 m,  Bronze
  • 4x100 m,  Gold
  • 4×400 m,  Bronze
World finals
  • 2015
  • 400 m,  Bronze
  • 4×400 m,  Gold
  • 2017
  • 400 m, 5th
  • 2019
  • 400 m,  Bronze
  • 4×100 m,  Gold
  • 4×400 m,  Bronze
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay
Jackson in the foreground during 400 m semi-finals of the 2019 World Championships

Shericka Jackson (born 16 July 1994)[2] is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres and, since 2021, in shorter distances. In her longtime signature event of 400 m, she won bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships. At the same competitions, Jackson added medals in the 4 x 400 m relays, taking a silver, a gold and a bronze, respectively. She earned also a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2019 World Championship. In the 2021 season, she won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In 2021, Jackson first achieved sub-10.8-second and sub-22-second personal bests in the 100 m and 200 m respectively at the Jamaica Olympic Trials, and then improved to 10.76 s in the former distance at the 2020 Olympics. Having 400 m best below 49.5 s, she is one of few women to reach such marks at all those events simultaneously.

Career

Since 2008, Jackson had been winning gold medals in different age categories at the CARIFTA Games, and then CACAC Junior Championships. She placed in the 200 metres finals of the 2010 Youth Olympics, 2011 World Youth Championships (3rd), and the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Her greater progress in the 400 m came at the age of 21 in 2015, when she first went sub-51-second in June and finally sub-50-second in August.

Jackson switched to the 100 metres and 200 metres for the 2021 season, running personal bests of 10.77 s and 21.82 s respectively at the Jamaica Olympic Trials in Kingston. She came third in the 100 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with even better PB of 10.76 s, just behind fellow country woman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who clocked 10.74. The Jamaicans swept the medal stand in the event for the second time in history as Elaine Thompson-Herah took a gold medal in 10.61.[3]

In 2021, she was booted out of the Olympics race after she slowed down. [4]

Achievements

Information from World Athletics profile.[2]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Wind Venue Date Notes
100 metres 10.76 -0.6 m/s Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021 #11 all-time[5]
200 metres 21.82 +0.8 m/s Kingston, Jamaica 27 June 2021
400 metres 49.47 Doha, Qatar 3 October 2019

International competitions

Representing  Jamaica
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st 400 m 54.52
1st 4×400 m 3:39.62
2009 CARIFTA Games (U17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 200 m 23.62
1st 400 m 53.48
1st 4×100 m 45.05
1st 4×400 m 3:38:09
2010 CARIFTA Games (U18) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st 200 m 23.64 w
2nd 400 m 53.71
1st 4×100 m 45.98
1st 4×400 m 3:44.02
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18) 		Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 1st 200 m 24.23
1st 4×100 m 45.67
1st 4×400 m 3:43.08
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 4th 4×100 m 44.68 [n 1]
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 4th 200 m 24.08
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2nd 200 m 23.48
1st 4×100 m 44.08
World Youth Championships Lille, France 3rd 200 m 23.62
1st Medley relay 2:03.42
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 3rd 200 m 24.03
2nd 4×100 m 45.18
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20) 		San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 200 m 23.87
1st 4×400 m 3:37.21
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 200 m 23.53
2nd 4×400 m 3:32.97
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 200 m 22.84
1st 4×400 m 3:34.36
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4×400 m 3:23.26
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 3rd 400 m 49.99
1st 4×400 m 3:19.13 WL
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 400 m 49.85
2nd 4×400 m 3:20.34
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4×200 m 1:29.04 CR NR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 400 m 50.76
DNF 4×400 m DNF
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 200 m 22.18
World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 200 m 22.35
2nd 4×100 m 42.60
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 200 m 22.64
2nd 4×100 m 43.33
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4×200 m 1:33.21
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 400 m 50.73
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 400 m 49.47 PB
1st 4×100 m 41.44 WL
3rd 4×400 m 3:22.37
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 100 m 10.76 PB
1st 4×100 m 41.02 NR
3rd 4×400 m 3:21.24 SB

Circuit wins

National titles

Notes

  1. ^ Time from the heats; Jackson was replaced in the final

References

  1. ^ Rio 2016 bio
  2. ^ a b "Shericka JACKSON – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Reid, Paul A (31 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah smashes Flo-Jo's Olympic record, leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ https://amp.news.com.au/sport/olympics/cocky-star-kicked-out-of-olympics-for-unforgivable-act/news-story/2aac64a481d0704a9b49b8d543248b63
  5. ^ "100 m Women - Senior Outdoor | until 2021-07-31". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2021. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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