_(cropped).jpg) Ricketts in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32) Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Triple jump |
| College team | San Diego State Aztecs |
| Coached by | Kerry-Lee Ricketts |
| Medal record | |
Shanieka Ricketts (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the triple jump. 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.
Competition record
References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- 2014 CWG profile
- "Shanieka RICKETTS - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- "Shanieka Ricketts, San Diego State's most accomplished track athlete, is World Championships medal contender". San Diego Union-Tribune. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
- Shanieka Ricketts at World Athletics
- Shanieka Ricketts at Diamond League
- Shanieka Ricketts at Olympics.com
- Shanieka Ricketts at Olympedia
- Shanieka Ricketts at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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| Preceded byBenjamin Alexander Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian |
Flag bearer for  Jamaica Paris 2024 with Josh Kirlew |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
 Diamond League champions in women's triple jump | |
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| Commonwealth Games champions in women's triple jump | |
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Jamaican female triple jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Diamond League winners
- Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- San Diego State Aztecs women's track and field athletes
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica