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Shanieka Ricketts

JAMWomen

Birth dateFeb 2, 1992

BirthplaceSaint Thomas Parish, Jamaica

Height1.88 m

Weight-

Shanieka Ricketts, née Shanieka Thomas, (born 2 February 1992) is a Jamaican athlete whose specialty is the triple jump.

She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Her personal bests in the event are 15.03 metres outdoors (Eugene, Diamond League, 2023) and 14.08 metres indoors (Albuquerque 2013). Competing for the San Diego State Aztecs track and field team, Ricketts won the 2013 and 2014 triple jump at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Personal bests

12.24

25.09

55.38

45.14

3:35.41

1.75

6.63

15.03

4x400Metre

3:42.11

60m

7.99

400MetresS

55.67

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	1	-	1
World Championships	-	2	-	2
Total	-	3	-	3

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	TJ	14.64	-0.7	Jun 6, 2025	↓	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
2024	LJ	6.37	+1.5	Sep 6, 2024	↓	Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb
2024	TJ	14.87	-0.7	Aug 3, 2024	↓	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2023	TJ	15.03	+0.0	Sep 16, 2023	↓	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
2022	TJ	14.94	+1.4	Aug 5, 2022	↓	XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
2021	TJ	14.98	+1.2	May 28, 2021	↓	Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - National Events
2020	TJ	14.43	+1.2	Aug 22, 2020	↓	National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2019	TJ	14.93	+0.0	Aug 29, 2019	↓	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
2018	TJ	14.61	+0.8	Jul 15, 2018	↓	London Athletics World Cup, London
2017	100m	12.24	-	Feb 11, 2017	↑	Kingston Camperdown Classics, Kingston
2017	TJ	14.45	+0.2	Aug 29, 2017	↓	Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO)
2016	LJ	6.00	+1.1	Feb 27, 2016	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2016	100m	12.34	+3.3	Feb 13, 2016	↑	Montego Bay (JAM)
2016	TJ	14.57	-1.1	Apr 2, 2016	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2015	LJ	6.63	+0.6	Feb 28, 2015	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2015	TJ	14.23	+1.3	Aug 7, 2015	↓	San José (CRC)
2014	LJ	6.06=	+0.5	Apr 4, 2014	↓	San Diego, CA (USA)
2014	TJ	14.00	+1.9	Jun 13, 2014	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2014	4x100m	45.14	-	May 17, 2014	↑	Laramie, WY (USA)
2014	4x400m	3:47.47	-	May 17, 2014	↓	Laramie, WY (USA)
2013	LJ	6.06	+1.7	May 10, 2013	↓	Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2013	TJ	14.15	+1.8	May 11, 2013	↓	Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2013	4x100m	47.47	-	May 11, 2013	↑	Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2013	400m	55.38	-	Mar 29, 2013	↑	San Diego, CA (USA)
2013	400MetresS	55.67	-	Feb 23, 2013	-	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2013	4x400m	3:35.41	-	May 11, 2013	↓	Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2013	4x400Metre	3:42.11	-	Feb 23, 2013	-	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2012	LJ	6.04	-	Jan 21, 2012	↓	Nampa, ID (USA) (i)
2012	60m	7.99	-	Jan 28, 2012	-	Air Force Academy (USA) (i)
2012	TJ	13.64	-0.4	Jul 1, 2012	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2012	200m	25.09	+1.4	Apr 14, 2012	-	Tempe, AZ (USA)
2012	4x100m	47.71	-	Apr 14, 2012	↑	Tempe, AZ (USA)
2012	400m	55.44	-	May 12, 2012	↑	Air Force Academy (USA)
2012	4x400m	3:45.96	-	May 12, 2012	↓	Air Force Academy (USA)
2011	HJ	1.70	-	Feb 26, 2011	→	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2011	LJ	5.75	-0.8	May 13, 2011	↓	Fort Collins, CO (USA)
2011	TJ	12.98	-	Mar 12, 2011	↓	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2011	4x100m	46.05	-	Apr 23, 2011	↑	La Jolla, CA (USA)
2010	HJ	1.75	-	Feb 13, 2010	→	Kingston (JAM)
2010	LJ	5.20	+0.0	Mar 27, 2010	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2010	TJ	12.29	-0.1	Mar 24, 2010	↓	Kingston (JAM)
2009	HJ	1.70	-	Apr 10, 2009	→	Vieux-Fort (LCA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	14.56	-0.2	Sep 18	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	14.30	+0.7	Sep 16	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	14.30	+0.7	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	14.56	-0.2	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
TJ	14.35	-0.6	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.29	-0.1	Aug 22	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.23	+0.0	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
TJ	14.56	+0.2	Jul 15	Grand Prix Brescia, Centro Gabre Gabric, Brescia
TJ	14.23	+1.3	Jul 7	Meeting International Sotteville 2025, Stade Jean Adret, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
TJ	14.52	-0.3	Jun 28	Jamaican Championships
TJ	14.52	-0.3	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships
TJ	14.57	+0.0	Jun 12	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.64	-0.7	Jun 6	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.54	+0.2	May 24	75. Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb
TJ	14.30	+1.9	May 16	Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.72	+3.2	May 16	Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.17	+1.6	Apr 26	The Penn Relays, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA - Olympic Development
TJ	14.18	+0.1	Apr 19	Velocity Fest #17, National Stadium, Kingston

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	15.03	+0.0	Sep 16	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.53	+0.2	Sep 10	Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića
TJ	15.01	+0.3	Sep 8	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.92	+2.0	Sep 6	59. Palio Citta' della Quercia, Stadio Quercia, Rovereto
TJ	14.78	+0.6	Aug 31	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.93	-0.1	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	14.67	+1.4	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	14.93	-0.1	Aug 25	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	14.67	+1.4	Aug 23	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
TJ	14.52	-0.4	Jul 29	#True Athletes Classics 2023
TJ	14.56	+0.1	Jul 16	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
TJ	14.42	+1.6	Jul 8	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
TJ	14.79	+2.6	Jul 8	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
TJ	14.79	+2.6	Jul 6	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
TJ	14.42	+1.6	Jul 6	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	14.22	+0.0	Sep 13	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
LJ	6.37	+1.5	Sep 8	Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb
LJ	6.37	+1.5	Sep 6	Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb
TJ	14.50	+0.5	Aug 25	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.87	-0.7	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	14.47	-0.4	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	14.87	-0.7	Aug 3	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	14.47	-0.4	Aug 2	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
TJ	14.67	+1.3	Jul 12	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS
TJ	14.50	+0.8	Jun 29	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
TJ	14.50	+0.8	Jun 27	Jamaican Championships, National Stadium, Kingston
TJ	14.58	+1.0	Jun 22	Motonet GP Kuortane
TJ	14.17	+1.1	Jun 18	Paavo Nurmi Games, Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku
TJ	14.40	-1.0	Jun 2	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
TJ	14.55	-0.4	May 25	Prefontaine Classic
TJ	14.36	+0.4	May 18	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
TJ	14.50	+0.6	May 11	Jamaica Athletics Invitational Meet, National Stadium, Kingston

Shanieka Ricketts

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2025

2024

2023

Honours