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| Nickname | Batman[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 8, 1983 Miami, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike, Beaverton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 45.06 400 m hurdles: 47.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bershawn D. Jackson (born May 8, 1983)[1] is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles.[2] He also has three medals (two gold, one bronze) at the World Championships and one gold medal at the World Indoor Championships.
Career
Jackson first came to prominence while running for Miami Central High School, where he set the still standing FHSAA (Florida High School) record in the 300 meter hurdles at 36.01 in 2002. He then continued to run at the college level at Saint Augustine’s University and set a Division II National Championship Record of 48.50 in the 400 m hurdles in 2004.[3]
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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| 400 m | 45.06 | Indianapolis, Indiana | June 22, 2007 |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.30 | Helsinki | August 9, 2005 |
References
- ^ a b Bershawn Jackson Archived September 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics – 400 Metres Hurdles – Final". IAAF. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ FHSAA Boys Track & Field Championships. fhsaa.org
External links
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- African-American male track and field athletes
- American male hurdlers
- American male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs