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Shiann Salmon

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Shiann Salmon
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Coached byTonja Buford-Bailey
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 4×400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport 4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tampere 4×400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 4×400 m mixed
Gold medal – first place 2019 Queretaro 4×400 m mixed
Silver medal – second place 2019 Queretaro 400 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nassau 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Willemstad High jump
Gold medal – first place 2017 Willemstad 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Willemstad 400 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Youth (U18)
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's High jump
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basse-Terre High jump

Shiann Salmon (born 31 March 1999) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres.[1] She represented Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Career

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Salmon competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, placing second in the Women's 400 meters hurdles event and third in the Women's 400 meters relay.[1]

In 2019 Salmon finished second at the Jamaican Championships, qualifying her for the 2019 World Championships, where she made the semi-finals. She won the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m mixed relay gold medals in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[3][4]

In 2022, Salmon ran a new personal best of 53.82 s over 400 m hurdles to place second at the Jamaican Championships thus qualifying her for the 2022 World Championships where she made the semi-finals. She also competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning silver medals in the 400 m hurdles and Women's 4x400 m relay.[5]

At the 2023 World Championships, Salmon won a silver medal in the Women's 4x400 m relay, for her run in the heats.[6]

In 2024, Salmon finished third over 400 m hurdles at the Jamaican Championships, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She ran a personal best of 53.13 s to qualify for the final, where she finished sixth.[7] She won her first Diamond League at the Athletissima in Zurich, in a new personal best of 52.97 s, her first time under the 53-second barrier.[8]

Personal Bests

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Personal bests (main event in bold):

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shiann SALMON - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Jamaica top standings with 69 medals at NACAC championships in Costa Rica". SportsMax. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Jamaica Dominate First Day of NACAC Championships with 13 Medals". Caribbean National Weekly. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Jamaica Women's 4x400m relay team upgraded to silver at Commonwealth Games after England is disqualified". Jamaica Observer. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay women". World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ^ Burnett, Ian (6 September 2024). "Clarke, Salmon, Pinnock, and Peters claim wins at Zurich Diamond League". Carribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 7 September 2024.