Stephenie Ann McPherson

Stephenie Ann McPherson
Personal information
Born	25 November 1988 (age 35); Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
Home town	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres
Club	MVP Track & Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 49.34 (2021); Indoors; 400 m: 50.79i NR (2022);
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing Jamaica
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
Diamond League
Pan American Games
Commonwealth Games
NACAC Championships
Continental Cup
Representing Americas

Stephenie Ann McPherson (born 25 November 1988)

4 x 400 metres relays, taking a silver at the 2016 Olympics, a gold in 2015 in Beijing, and a bronze in 2019

.

In June 2021, McPherson went sub-50 seconds for the first time since 2013, the only year in which she had achieved it, setting her new personal best.

Career

McPherson was the silver medalist from the

4 x 400 metres relay team.^[3] She took two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games winning the individual 400 m and the 4x400 m relay.^[4] Within that same year, she added the gold medal at the Continental Cup

as a part of team America in the 4×400 m relay.

In 2022, McPherson won her second global medal after a bronze at the

Belgrade, Serbia with a national indoor record of 50.79 seconds. Thus, she improved on her fourth place from the 2016 World Indoors.^[5] McPherson also anchored Jamaican women's 4 x 400 relay, winning gold along with teammates Junelle Bromfield, Janieve Russell, and Roneisha McGregor.^[6]

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[2]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Venue	Date	Notes
200 metres	22.90	Kingston, Jamaica	17 April 2021
400 metres	49.34	Tokyo, Japan	4 August 2021	#3 Jamaican all-time^[7]
400 metres indoor	50.79	Belgrade, Serbia	19 March 2022	NR

International competitions

Representing Jamaica
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	400 m	49.99
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:26.54
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	400 m	50.67
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	4×400 m relay	3:23.82
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	4×400 m relay	3:20.93 WL ^{[n 1]}
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:22.49
	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	400 m	50.42
	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	4×400 m relay	3:19.13 WL
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	4th	400 m	52.20
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	DNF	4×400 m relay	DNF
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	400 m	50.97
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:20.34
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:28.49
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	6th	400 m	50.86
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	DNF	4×400 m relay	DNF
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	DQ	400 m	DQ ^{[n 2]}
	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	DQ	4×400 m relay	DQ ^{[n 3]}
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	400 m	50.93
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	1st	4×400 m relay	3:24.00
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	400 m	50.98
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:24.29
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	400 m	51.15
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:27.25
	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	400 m	50.82
	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	4x400 m mixed	3:13.01 ^{[n 1]}
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	3rd	4×200 m relay	1:33.21
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:27.61
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	400 m	50.89
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:22.37
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	4th	400 m	49.61
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	400 m i	50.79
	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	4x400 m relay i	3:28.40 SB
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	400 m	50.36
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:20.74
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	3rd	400 m	50.36

Circuit wins and titles

Diamond League winner (400 m): 2016.^[8] (400 metres wins)
- 2015: Birmingham British Grand Prix
- 2016: Oslo Bislett Games
- London Anniversary Games
- 2019: Paris Meeting
- 2021: Gateshead British Grand Prix
Continental Tour – gold level
- 2021 (400 m): Székesfehérvár Gyulai István Memorial

National titles

Jamaican Athletics Championships
- 400 m (3^{[n 4]}): 2016, 2018, 2021

Notes

^ ^a ^b Representing Americas
^ Disqualified in the semi-finals; 163.3(a): Lane infringement
^ Disqualified in the final; 218.4: Exchanging position before takeover
^ According to Jamaica Observer McPherson is a four-time national champion, however the newspaper's article has at least one other serious error^[9]

References

^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Stephenie Ann McPherson – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Profile of Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON". All-Athletics.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
^ "Glasgow 2014 – Athletics". Results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
^ A Reid, Paul (19 March 2022). "Bronze for McPherson in World Indoor Champs 400m, Miller-Uibo wins". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ A Reid, Paul (21 March 2022). "Golden girls". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "All time Top lists – 400 m Women – Senior Outdoor – Jamaica | until 2021-08-04". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2021. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range. Switch between 'Best by Athlete' and 'All' for listings with athletes lifetime bests only and all legal results, respectively
^ "IAAF Diamond League - Brussels (BEL) - Diamond Race Standings" (PDF). Diamond League. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ Burnett, Ian (28 June 2021). "Wonder Woman!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

Stephenie Ann McPherson at World Athletics
Stephenie Ann McPherson at Diamond League
Stephenie Ann McPherson at Olympics.com
Stephenie Ann McPherson at
Olympedia

Stephenie Ann McPherson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

[Americas-8] Representing Americas

[9] Disqualified in the semi-finals; 163.3(a): Lane infringement

[10] Disqualified in the final; 218.4: Exchanging position before takeover

[13] According to Jamaica Observer McPherson is a four-time national champion, however the newspaper's article has at least one other serious error^[9]

[1] "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[WAprofile-2] "Stephenie Ann McPherson – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[3] "Profile of Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON". All-Athletics.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[4] "Glasgow 2014 – Athletics". Results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[5] A Reid, Paul (19 March 2022). "Bronze for McPherson in World Indoor Champs 400m, Miller-Uibo wins". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[6] A Reid, Paul (21 March 2022). "Golden girls". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[WAtoplists-7] "All time Top lists – 400 m Women – Senior Outdoor – Jamaica | until 2021-08-04". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2021. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range. Switch between 'Best by Athlete' and 'All' for listings with athletes lifetime bests only and all legal results, respectively

[11] "IAAF Diamond League - Brussels (BEL) - Diamond Race Standings" (PDF). Diamond League. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[12] Burnett, Ian (28 June 2021). "Wonder Woman!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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