Ackera Nugent
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 Nugent at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprints, Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.09 (Texas 2021) 200 m: 23.10 (Gainesville 2023) 100 mH: 12.24 (Rome 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002)[1] is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprinting. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles.[2][3]
In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s.[4] She came third in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also making the final of the 100 metres, where she came ninth.[1] Nugent won gold in the 100m Hurdles at the World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 12.95s.[5]
Nugent ran a big personal best over 100m hurdles in 2022, improving to 12.45s.[1] She qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships however missed them due to an ankle injury.[6]
In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72s in Albuquerque.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final.[8]
Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s.[9] In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final.[10]
In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[11]
