Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprint hurdles. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles.
Biography Nugent attended Excelsior High School in Kingston, home of the Eagles. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in communications and media studies, after transferring from Baylor University.
Career In 2019, at the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, she won the class two 100 metres hurdles in 12.91, a Champs record, captured gold and entered the spotlight.
2021 In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s. She won gold at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and came third in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also making the final of the 100 metres, where she came ninth. Nugent won gold in the 100m Hurdles at the World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 12.95s.
2022 Nugent ran a big personal best over 100m hurdles in 2022, improving to 12.45s. She qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships however missed them due to an ankle injury.
2023 In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72s in Albuquerque. She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final.
2024 Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s. In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final.
In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.
2025 She represented Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China coming in third for bronze in 7.74s. In addition, she is the Wanda Diamond League season winner in the 100mh.
2026 She opened her season at the Camperdown Classics in Kingston running the 400m in a personal best 55.63 to win. At Velocity Fest 18, she finished the Final Two 200 metres 3rd in 23.35 (+1.4). For the Shanghai DL, she ran against a stacked field including Masai Russell and training partner Tobi Amusan recording 12.98 in 6th for her first hurdles race of the season.
Achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceResultVenueDateNotesOutdoor100 metres11.09College Station, United States27 May 2021(Wind: +1.6 m/s)200 metres23.10Gainesville, United States14 April 2023(Wind: +1.2 m/s)400 metres55.63Kingston, Jamaica14 February 2026100 metres hurdles12.24Rome, Italy30 August 2024(Wind: -0.4 m/s), 400 metres hurdles59.80Kingston, Jamaica9 March 2019Long jump5.01 mKingston, Jamaica13 June 2015(Wind: +0.0 m/s)Indoor60 metres7.20Fayetteville, United States25 February 202350 metres hurdles6.68Liévin, France26 January 202460 metres hurdles7.72Albuquerque, United States10 March 2023200 metres 24.13Lubbock, United States30 January 2021Team eventsOutdoor4 x 100 metres relay42.83Austin, United States10 June 2023Indoor4 x 400 metres relay 3:39.48Lubbock, United States15 January 2022
International competitions 2018CARIFTA Games (U18)Nassau, Bahamas2nd100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)13.35World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland —4 x 100 mDQYouth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina3rd100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)26.412019CARIFTA Games (U20)George Town, Cayman Islands1st100 m hurdles13.241st4 x 100 m44.25NACAC U18 ChampionshipsQueretaro, Mexico2nd100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)13.501st4 x 100 m45.02Pan American U20 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2nd100 m hurdles13.372021NACAC U20 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st100 m hurdles13.64World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya1st100 m hurdles12.952023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th100 m hurdles12.612024Olympic GamesParis, France—100 m hurdlesDNF2025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China3rd60 m hurdles7.74World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan9th (sf)100 m hurdles12.632026World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary12th (h)100 m hurdles12.81
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