Jamaican athlete (born 1992)
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 and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Her personal bests in the event are 15.03 metres outdoors (Eugene, Diamond League, 2023) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013).
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 .[ 4]
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
2019
Pan American Games
Lima, Peru
2nd
Triple jump
14.77 m
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
2024
Olympic Games
Paris, France
2nd
Triple jump
14.87 m
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