Shanieka Ricketts
 Thomas at the 2017 Meeting Madrid | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1992 Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Triple jump |
| College team | San Diego State University |
| Coached by | Kerry-Lee Ricketts |
Shanieka Ricketts (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the triple jump.[3] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, finishing eleventh. Her personal bests in the event are 14.57 metres outdoors (-1.1 m/s, Kingston 2016) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013).
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
References
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ 2014 CWG profile
- ^ "Shanieka Thomas". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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