Shericka Jackson

Shericka Jackson, born on 16 July 1994 in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, is a Jamaican sprinter of rare versatility, competing across the 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m. She is the second fastest woman in history in the 200 m and the sixth fastest of all time in the 100 m, with personal bests of 21.41 s and 10.65 s respectively.

Jackson began her international career as a 400 m specialist, winning bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships and the 2016 Rio Olympics. After shifting to shorter sprints, she won 200 m gold at the 2022 World Championships with a national record, then retained the title in 2023 with a time of 21.41 seconds. She also claimed 100 m bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and multiple relay medals, including 4 x 100 m relay gold at both the 2019 Worlds and the Tokyo Games.

Jackson is the first athlete in World Championship history to medal in the 100, 200, and 400 metres as well as both relay events. She has run five of the ten fastest 200 m times ever recorded, and her combination of personal bests across the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m places her among the most complete sprinters the sport has ever seen.