Aliyah Abrams
Guyanese sprinter (born 1997)
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Aliyah Nicola Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Aliyah Abrams in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aliyah Nicola Abrams |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born | 3 April 1997 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
| College team | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Career
Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[2][3]
She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[4]
Abrams placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[6]
Abrams was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.[7]
Personal life
Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.[4]
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, United States 2019)
- 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, United States 2019)
- 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, United States 2022) South American best
- 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, United States 2019)
- 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade, Serbia 2022) South American record
