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{{short description|Jamaican athlete}}
{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 1992)}}
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| image = Shanieka Ricketts - Triple saut Femmes (48614408833) (cropped).jpg
| image = Shanieka Ricketts - Triple saut Femmes (48614408833) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ricketts in 2019
| caption = Ricketts in 2019
| nationality = Jamaican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|2|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica|Saint Thomas Parish]], Jamaica<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6032216-shanieka-ricketts.htm?source=mobile_app|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica|Saint Thomas Parish]], Jamaica<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6032216-shanieka-ricketts.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref>
| height = 1.88 m<ref>[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1074261/shenieka_thomas.html 2014 CWG profile]</ref>
| height = 1.88 m<ref>[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1074261/shenieka_thomas.html 2014 CWG profile]</ref>
| weight = 64 kg
| weight = 64 kg
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| sport = [[Track and field]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[Triple jump]]
| event = [[Triple jump]]
| collegeteam = [[San Diego State University]]
| collegeteam = [[San Diego State Aztecs track and field|San Diego State Aztecs]]
| coach = Kerry-Lee Ricketts
| coach = Kerry-Lee Ricketts
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}}
{{Medal|Olympic}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]] | [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Pan American Games|2019 Lima]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Pan American Games|2019 Lima]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's triple jump|Triple jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[NACAC Championships in Athletics|NACAC Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics|2015 San José]]|Triple jump}}
{{MedalGold | [[2018 NACAC Championships in Athletics|2018 Toronto]]|Triple jump}}
}}
}}
'''Shanieka Ricketts''' (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican [[Track and field|athlete]] whose specialty is the [[triple jump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/jamaica/shanieka-thomas-264261 |title=Shanieka Thomas |publisher=IAAF |date=23 August 2015| access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> She won the silver medal at the [[2019 World Championships in Athletics|2019 World Championships]] in Doha. Her personal bests in the event are 14.98 metres outdoors (Doha, 2021) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013). In July 2021, she qualified to represent Jamaica at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210630/fraser-pryce-lead-jamaicas-olympic-charge-tokyo|access-date=2021-07-18|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}</ref>
'''Shanieka Ricketts''' (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican [[Track and field|athlete]] whose specialty is the [[triple jump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shanieka-ricketts-14413464|title=Shanieka RICKETTS - Athlete Profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref> She won the silver medal at the [[2019 World Championships in Athletics|2019 World Championships]] in Doha and at the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-07-17|title=Shanieka Ricketts, San Diego State's most accomplished track athlete, is World Championships medal contender|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2022-07-17/track-field-world-athletics-championships-shanieka-thomas-ricketts-triple-jump-san-diego-state-aztecs|access-date=2024-05-28|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Competition record==
==Competition record==
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|Triple jump
|Triple jump
|[[2019 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump|14.92 m]]
|[[2019 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump|14.92 m]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|4th
|Triple jump
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|14.84 m]]
|-
|2022
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, United States]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Triple jump
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump|14.89 m]]
|-
|2023
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|4th
|Triple jump
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump|14.93 m]]
|-
|2024
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Triple jump
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|14.87 m]]
|}
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| before = [[Benjamin Alexander (skier)|Benjamin Alexander]]<br />[[Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for Jamaica at the Olympics|Flag bearer]] for {{JAM}}
| years = [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]]<br />with <br />[[Josh Kirlew]]
| after = '''Incumbent'''
}}
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{{Footer IAAF Diamond League Triple Jump Champions Women}}
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[[Category:People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Jamaica]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games]]
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[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:San Diego State Aztecs women's track and field athletes]]
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 3 September 2024

Shanieka Ricketts
Ricketts in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32)
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
College teamSan Diego State Aztecs
Coached byKerry-Lee Ricketts
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Triple jump
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene Triple jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Triple jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 San José Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto Triple jump

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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ 2014 CWG profile
  3. ^ "Shanieka RICKETTS - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
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