Cindy Sember

Born
Aug 5, 1994 (32 years old)
Birthplace
Ypsilanti, United States
Events
100 m hurdles · 60 m hurdles
Height
1.72 m
Weight
60 kg

Cynthia Nonyelum Sember is an American-born British track and field athlete, specialising in sprint hurdles.

She finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles final at the 2016 Olympic Games as a 22 year old but suffered significant injury set backs thereafter which interrupted most of the next Olympic cycle. Her first major international medal, a silver at the 2021 European Indoor Championships sparked a return to form and fitness that saw her finish fifth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and secure bronze for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, her first senior outdoor medal. She made the final of the same event at the 2022 European Athletics Championships but a stumble left her in 8th position in her third major final of the year. Her time in the World Championships semi-finals, 12.50, is a British record in the outdoor event. Her 12.38 from the final is the fastest time ever run by a British athlete in the event, but was wind-assisted.

Domestically, Sember is a five-time British champion in the 100 metres hurdles.

Personal best · 100 m hurdles12.38
2024 season best12.56Jun 8, 2024 · Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Personal best · 60 m hurdles7.89
Last competitionBoris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, ZagrebSep 8, 2024 · 12.67

As of Nov 6, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.38 (#58 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.89, 2024 season best 12.56 (Jun 8, 2024, Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)) · Last competition: Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb, Sep 8, 2024, 12.67 · 32 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
60mH20167.891,186 pts–

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
202460mH Indoor7.89=–Mar 3, 2024World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
2024100m 11.64+0.6Apr 19, 2024John McDonnell Invitational
2024100mH 12.56+0.8Jun 8, 2024European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
202360m Indoor7.49–Jan 13, 2023Arkansas Invitational
202360mH Indoor8.10–Feb 18, 2023UK Indoor Championships
2023100mH 12.83+0.1Aug 22, 2023World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
202260mH 7.96–Feb 18, 2022–
202260mH Indoor7.96–Feb 18, 2022Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
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FAQ

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Cindy Sember's 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.38, set on Jul 24, 2022 in Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA), #58 on the all-time list.

Cindy Sember competes in the 100 m hurdles and 60 m hurdles.

2024 season best: 12.56, set on Jun 8, 2024 in Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA). Last competition: Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb on Sep 8, 2024, 12.67.