Leah Nugent

Leah Nugent
Nugent at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32)[1]
Abington, Pa
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and Field
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 mH – 13.11 (2015)
400 mH – 54.45 (2016)[2]

Leah Nugent (born 23 November 1992) is a hurdles runner from Jamaica. She was born in Pennsylvania, USA, with strong family heritage ties to Jamaica, from her father and paternal grandparents. Her father moved to the United States before having Leah. Leah is a University of Kentucky graduate, who also used to be a volunteer Coach as well.[3] Leah notes that it has always been her heart to represent Jamaica, because her father is from there along with her other immediate family.[3]

Leah switched her allegiance from the United States of America to Jamaica in 2016, in which at that point she finished third at the Jamaica National Senior Championships which resulted in her acceptance into the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She placed sixth in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting a personal record.[1]

Progression - Outdoor

Source:[5]

100 Metres Hurdles
Date Performance Wind Place
24 April 2011 13.64 -1.0 Greensboro, NC
26 April 2014 13.29 -0.3 Philadelphia, PA
17 June 2015 13.11 +1.2 Gainesville, FL
400 Metre Hurdles
Date Performance Place
23 April 2009 1:00.05 Philadelphia, PA
22 April 2010 59.15 Philadelphia, PA
18 June 2011 57.72 Greensboro, NC
16 May 2014 56.97 Lexington, KY
1 August 2015 55.63 Atlanta (Emory University), GA
18 August 2016 54.45 Rio de Janeiro (Estadio Olimpico)
23 June 2017 54.45 Kingston (NS), JAM

Progression - Indoor

Source:[5]

60 Metres
Date Performance Place
16 January 2016 7.39 Lexington, KY
400 Metres
Date Performance Place
5 February 2016 53.09 Blacksburg, VA
60 Metres Hurdles
Date Performance Place
1 March 2014 8.20 College Station, TX
13 February 2015 8.22 Fayetteville, AR
21 January 2017 7.96 Lexington, KY

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 400 m hurdles 54.45
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.19
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 400 m hurdles 55.74
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – 400 m hurdles DQ

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leah Nugent.
  1. ^ a b c Leah Nugent. rio2016.com
  2. ^ Leah Nugent. IAAF
  3. ^ a b Allen, Kimberly. "Who is Leah Nugent? | Trackalerts". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ Walker, Howard (3 August 2017). "400m hurdler Leah Nugent moves to own rhythm". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "IAAF: Leah Nugent | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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