Shanieka Ricketts
- Born
- Feb 2, 1992 (34 years old)
- Birthplace
- Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- Events
- Triple Jump · Long Jump
- Height
- 1.88 m
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.
As of Oct 29, 2026: Triple Jump 15.03 (#22 all-time), Long Jump 6.63 (#606 all-time), 2025 season best 14.64 (Jun 6, 2025, Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA)) · Last competition: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo, Sep 18, 2025, 14.56 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 2 silver · 34 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | – | 3 | – | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | 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 |