Shamier Little

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Shamier Khalia Little
Texas A&M
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 400 m hurdles
Continental Cup
Representing Americas
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 4×400 m relay

Shamier Little (born March 20, 1995) is an American

2023 World Championships
. In July 2021, she became the fifth fastest woman of all time at the event.

Prep

Born in

all comers track meets.[3] Later Little ran for the Country Club Hills Gazelles both in USATF [4] and AAU competitions.[5][6]
None of her early youth competitions could be labeled exceptional.

At

400 meters.[7] She won the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics at 400 hurdles.[8] In 2012, she won the Arcadia Invitational in the 400 meters,[9] which she repeated in 2013.[10] She won the Junior National Championships in 400 hurdles,[11] which qualified her for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but she did not finish the final, falling over the last hurdle while in medal contention.[12] In 2013, Little tried 100 meters hurdles and 400 at the National Championships, finishing off the podium in both.[13]

Career

After high school, Little chose to go to

4 × 400 meters relay. Later that summer, she won the 2014 World Junior Championships in the 400 hurdles.[14]

In 2015, before winning the national championship against the big girls, she repeated as NCAA Champion, running the #1 time worldwide to that point in the season.[15][16] The National Championship offered Little an invitation to run in the 2015 Pan American Games, where she took the gold medal.

In 2016, Little won a third consecutive NCAA 400 m hurdles champion title.[17]

Achievements

Little hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

All information taken from World Athletics profile.

Personal bests[18]

Event Time (m:)s Wind Venue Date Notes
200 meters 23.02 +1.5 m/s Baton Rouge, LA, United States 29 April 2023
400 meters 49.68 — Monaco 21 July 2023
400 meters indoor 50.57 — Fayetteville, AR, United States 21 February 2021
600 meters indoor 1:24.65 — Fayetteville, AR, United States 13 January 2023 8th woman all time
100 meters hurdles 13.77 +0.4 m/s Baton Rouge, LA, United States 3 May 2014
400 meters hurdles 52.39 — Stockholm, Sweden 4 July 2021 5th woman all time[19]

International competitions

Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th (sf) DNF 400 m hurdles DNF [note 1]
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st 400 m hurdles 55.66
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.42 WU20L
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 55.50
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.68
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.94
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.76
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 53.32 CR
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.86
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 4th 400 m hurdles 53.76
2023 World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
 2nd 400 m hurdles 52.80
  1. ^ Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.

Circuit wins

400 metres hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses

National and NCAA titles

References

  1. ^ "Shamier Little – Track and Field". Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ "Results – USATF Illinois Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships". Usatf.org\accessdate=2015-07-01.
  3. ^ "UCTC Meet Results 6-23-05". Uctc.org. 2005-06-23. Archived from the original on 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. ^ "Events - 2007 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ^ "2007 AAU National Jr. Olympic Games - 7/28/2007 to 8/4/2007 : Knoxville, Tennessee : Performance List". Image.aausports.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. ^ "2009 AAU JO Games - 8/1/2009 to 8/8/2009 : Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa : Performance List". Aauathletics.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. ^ "IHSA Girls Track & Field Event Records". Ihsa.org. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. ^ "2011 Results - AAU JO Ntl Championships Day 5 2011-08-03 LA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  9. ^ "2012 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2012-04-07 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  10. ^ "2013 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2013-04-06 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  11. ^ "2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 : Bloomington, Indiana : Results". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  12. ^ "Shamier Little 400m hurdles IAAF World Junior Championships Oregon 2014". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  13. ^ "USA Track & Field – Results – Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  14. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Result - IAAF World Junior Championships 2014". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  15. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2015". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  16. ^ "Women 400 Meter Hurdles SR". Flashresults.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  17. ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results". usatf.org. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  18. ^ "Shamier LITTLE". doha.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  19. ^ "All time Top lists – 400 m hurdles Women – Senior Outdoor | until 2021-07-04". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range

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