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Rushell Clayton

JAMWomen

Birth dateOct 18, 1992

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Rushell Clayton is a Jamaica sprinter, born on October 18, 1992. She competes primarily in the 200m, 400m and 800m.

Her personal bests include 24.06 in the 200m, 51.81 in the 400m, 2:12.18 in the 800m, 14.00 in the 100mH and 52.51 in the 400mH. She has earned 8 gold, 1 silver and 6 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Jamaica.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

52.51

#11 all-time

400 m

51.81

#885 all-time

2026 season best

53.05

Jun 19, 2026 · Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)

2026 season best

Last competition

World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Sep 11, 2026 · 53.84

World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Medals

World Championships: 2 bronze

Record

National record · 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track 3:08.24

National record

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 23, 2026: 400 m hurdles 52.51 (#11 all-time), 400 m 51.81 (#885 all-time), 2026 season best 53.05 (Jun 19, 2026, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 53.84 · World Championships: 2 bronze · National record (4x400 Metres Relay Short Track) · 33 years old

Personal bests

24.06

51.81

2:12.18

14.00

52.51

4x100m

45.90

4x400Metre

3:08.24

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
World Championships	-	-	2	2

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	400m	51.85	-	Apr 18, 2026	↑	Tom Jones Memorial
2026	400mH	53.05	-	Jun 19, 2026	↑	Doha Meeting
2026	4x400Metre	3:08.24	-	May 3, 2026	-	World Athletics Relays
2025	400m	52.38	-	Mar 22, 2025	↑	Velocity Fest #16, National Stadium, Kingston
2025	400mH	53.81	-	Jun 28, 2025	↑	Jamaican Championships
2024	200m	24.06	-0.9	Apr 20, 2024	↑	Velocity Fest 15, Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston
2024	400m	51.81	-	Apr 13, 2024	↑	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Invitational Events
2024	400mH	52.51	-	Jun 28, 2024	↑	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
2023	400mH	52.81	-	Aug 24, 2023	↑	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
2023	400m	53.15	-	Feb 25, 2023	↑	Gibson McCook Relays
2022	200m	24.66	-3.5	Feb 5, 2022	↑	GC Foster College, Spanish Town (JAM)
2022	400m	52.02	-	Sep 2, 2022	↑	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
2022	400mH	53.33	-	Aug 10, 2022	↑	Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
2021	400m	53.93	-	Mar 13, 2021	↑	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2021	400mH	56.83	-	May 29, 2021	↑	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2020	200m	24.12	+1.3	Feb 22, 2020	↑	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2020	400m	52.67	-	Jul 25, 2020	↑	Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2019	400mH	53.74	-	Oct 4, 2019	↑	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2019	400m	53.78	-	Jan 26, 2019	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2018	400m	52.82	-	Jun 9, 2018	↑	Kingston JN Racers Grand Prix, Kingston
2018	400mH	55.08	-	Jun 22, 2018	↑	Jamaican Championships
2017	400m	52.55	-	Jul 15, 2017	↑	Leonora Stadium, Leonora (GUY)
2017	400mH	56.61	-	Jun 22, 2017	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2016	100mH	14.60	-	Apr 2, 2016	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2016	400m	54.53	-	Feb 20, 2016	↑	Spanish Town (JAM)
2016	400mH	56.42	-	Jul 1, 2016	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2016	800m	2:12.18	-	Jan 30, 2016	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2015	100mH	14.00	-	Apr 1, 2015	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2015	400mH	56.29	-	Jun 26, 2015	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2015	800m	2:12.91	-	Feb 14, 2015	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2014	4x100m	45.90	-	Aug 9, 2014	-	Kamloops (CAN)
2014	400m	54.08	-	May 24, 2014	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2014	400mH	56.41	-	Apr 4, 2014	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2014	800m	2:15.27	-	Jan 25, 2014	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2013	400mH	59.99	-	Apr 25, 2013	↑	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2013	800m	2:17.32	-	Jan 26, 2013	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2012	100mH	15.00	-2.2	Mar 24, 2012	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2012	400m	54.14	-	May 12, 2012	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2012	400mH	57.67	-	Apr 14, 2012	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2012	800m	2:20.04	-	Mar 23, 2012	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2011	400mH	59.03	-	Apr 1, 2011	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2011	800m	2:18.66	-	Feb 12, 2011	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2010	200m	24.6h	-	Jun 5, 2010	↑	Montego Bay (JAM)
2010	400m	56.03	-	Jun 5, 2010	↑	Montego Bay (JAM)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	53.84	-	Sep 11	World Athletics Ultimate Championship
400mH	54.32	-	Sep 11	World Athletics Ultimate Championship
400mH	53.85	-	Sep 4	Allianz Memorial van Damme
400mH	53.72	-	Aug 30	ISTAF 2026
400mH	53.17	-	Aug 26	Weltklasse Zürich
400mH	53.65	-	Aug 20	Athletissima Lausanne
400mH	53.34	-	Jul 14	Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
400mH	53.54	-	Jun 26	76. Boris Hanžeković Memorial
400mH	53.54	-	Jun 24	76. Boris Hanžeković Memorial
400mH	53.05	-	Jun 19	Doha Meeting
400mH	53.50	-	Jun 10	Oslo Bislett Games
400mH	53.14	-	Jun 4	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
400mH	53.75	-	May 31	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat
4x400Metre	3:08.24	-	May 3	World Athletics Relays
4x400Metre	3:11.68	-	May 2	World Athletics Relays
400m	51.85	-	Apr 18	Tom Jones Memorial
400m	52.57	-	Mar 21	Velocity Fest #18
400m	51.87	-	Feb 28	Gibson McCook Relays

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	53.81	-	Jun 28	Jamaican Championships
400mH	53.81	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships
400mH	55.77	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships
400mH	55.77	-	Jun 26	Jamaican Championships
400mH	54.31	-	Jun 6	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
400m	53.17	-	Jun 1	Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA
400mH	55.14	-	May 31	Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA
400mH	54.83	-	May 25	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
400mH	55.02	-	Apr 5	Grand Slam Track Kingston
400mH	55.02	-	Apr 4	Grand Slam Track Kingston
400m	52.38	-	Mar 22	Velocity Fest #16, National Stadium, Kingston

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	53.11	-	Aug 25	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline
400mH	53.32	-	Aug 22	Athletissima Lausanne
400mH	52.68	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	53.00	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	54.32	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	52.68	-	Aug 8	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	53.00	-	Aug 6	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	54.32	-	Aug 4	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	53.24	-	Jul 20	London Athletics Meet, Olympic Stadium, London - Diamond Discipline
400mH	52.51	-	Jun 28	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
400mH	54.54	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
400mH	52.51	-	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
400mH	53.78	-	Jun 2	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
400mH	54.02	-	May 30	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
400mH	53.98	-	May 19	Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme de Rabat/Marrakech, Le Grand Stade, Marrakech - Diamond Discipline
400mH	53.72	-	May 11	Jamaica Athletics Invitational Meet, National Stadium, Kingston
400m	54.48	-	Apr 28	Bermuda Grand Prix, Flora Duffy Stadium, Devonshire
200m	24.06	-0.9	Apr 20	Velocity Fest 15, Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston
400m	51.81	-	Apr 13	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Invitational Events

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	53.56	-	Sep 17	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
400mH	54.10	-	Sep 8	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Rushell Clayton's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Rushell Clayton's 400 m hurdles personal best is 52.51, set on Jun 28, 2024 in National Stadium, Kingston (JAM), #11 on the all-time list.

Which events does Rushell Clayton compete in?

Rushell Clayton competes in the 400 m hurdles and 400 m.

How did Rushell Clayton perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 53.05, set on Jun 19, 2026 in Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT). Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Sep 11, 2026, 53.84.

How many medals has Rushell Clayton won?

Rushell Clayton has won 2 World Championships medals.

Rushell Clayton

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

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