Nickiesha Wilson (born 28 July 1986 in Kingston) is a hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100 m hurdles and the 400 m hurdles.Nickiesha Wilson. sports-reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-27.
Currently her 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.79 achieved at Szczecin, Poland in 2009. She ran a personal best of 53.97 in the 400 m hurdles in Osaka in 2007.
Wilson finished fourth in the 2007 World Championships in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she qualified for the second round with the tenth fastest overall time of 55.75 seconds. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the bronze medal in 400 m hurdles.
Wilson is the most prolific hurdler in NCAA history. A 17 time college All-American and 3-time NCAA Champion at Louisiana State University (LSU), Wilson is the only hurdler in NCAA history to win the 400 meter hurdles (pr 53.97) and finish runner up in the 100 meter hurdles (pr 12.85) in the same year while also posting a top 5 finish in the indoor 60 meter hurdles (pr 8.01). Wilson led LSU to the outdoor NCAA team title by scoring 18 individual points for the Tigers. In the summer of 2008, Wilson opted to forgo her senior season at LSU to sign a professional contract with Adidas
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 200 m 23.98 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) Auburn, Alabama 16 Apr 2011 400 m 53.61 s Clemson, South Carolina 14 May 2011 800 m 2:11.37 Gainesville, Florida 5 Apr 2013 100 m hurdles 12.79 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) Szczecin 15 Sep 2009 400 m hurdles 53.97 s Osaka 28 Aug 2007Indoor 200 m 23.59 s Fayetteville, Arkansas 2 Mar 2008 400 m 53.66 s Fayetteville, Arkansas 26 Jan 2008 60 m hurdles 7.55 s Fayetteville, Arkansas 23 Jan 2010
International competitions Representing 2005CARIFTA Games (U20)Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago2nd400m hurdles57.38Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Ontario, Canada1st400m hurdles57.402006NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic5th100m hurdles13.64 (wind: +0.4 m/s)2nd400m hurdles56.772007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd400m hurdles54.94World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan4th400m hurdles54.102008NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico1st400m hurdles55.78 A1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.46 AOlympic GamesBeijing, China7th (sf)400m hurdles54.672009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1st400m hurdles56.952nd4 × 400 m relay3:34.02World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10th (sf)400m hurdles54.892010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico1st400m hurdles55.40Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India3rd400m hurdles56.06Continental CupSplit, Croatia1st400m hurdles54.522011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19th (sf)400m hurdles56.582012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom15th (sf)400m hurdles55.772013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8th400m hurdles57.342014Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico3rd400m hurdles56.64 A2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil19th (sf)100 m hurdles13.14
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