Shanieka Ricketts, née Shanieka Thomas, (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 Representing 2008CARIFTA Games (U17)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis1stTriple jump11.83 m2009CARIFTA Games (U20)Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia1stHigh jump1.70 m4thTriple jump12.01 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom4thTriple jump13.85 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada9th (q)Triple jump13.74 m (w)NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1stTriple jump14.23 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China11thTriple jump14.08 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States8thTriple jump13.95 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)Triple jump14.02 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8thTriple jump14.13 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10thTriple jump13.93 mCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia2ndTriple jump14.52 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1stTriple jump14.25 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru2ndTriple jump14.77 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2ndTriple jump14.92 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan4thTriple jump14.84 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States2ndTriple jump14.89 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4thTriple jump14.93 m2024Olympic GamesParis, France2ndTriple jump14.87 m2025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1stTriple jump14.23 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5thTriple jump14.56 m
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