Rushell Clayton
Rushell Clayton with her bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1992 Bath Mountain Westmoreland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Mico University College University of the West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Elite Performance Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Reynaldo Walcott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rushell Clayton (born 18 October 1992) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She won the bronze medal, finishing in third place, at the 2019 World Championships and again at the 2023 World Championships, setting her personal best of 52.81 seconds at the 2023 Worlds. Rushell is coached by Reynaldo Walcott and is a part of Andi Sports Management. She became the first Jamaican Woman since 2011 to break 53 seconds in the 400m Hurdles
Personal bests
[edit]Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 200 metres | 24.06 | Kingston, Jamaica | 20 April 2024 | (Wind: -0.9 m/s) |
| 400 metres | 51.81 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | 13 April 2024 | |
| 800 metres | 2:12.18 | Kingston, Jamaica | 30 January 2016 | |
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.21 | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 April 2015 | (Wind: +2.0 m/s) |
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.51 | Kingston, Jamaica | 28 June 2024 |
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2011 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 59.35 | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 63.44 | ||
| 2014 | NACACU23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 63.68 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.90 | ||||
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.71 | |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 55.30 | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 55.53 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.74 | PB | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 52.81 | PB |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 52.68 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rushell Clayton at World Athletics
External links
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- 1992 births
- 21st-century Jamaican people
- 21st-century Jamaican women
- Alumni of Mico University College
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Jamaican female hurdlers
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Westmoreland Parish
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Diamond League winners
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica