Megan Simmonds

Megan Simmonds
Personal information
Born (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994
Education University of Technology, Jamaica
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres hurdles

Megan Simmonds (born 18 March 1994) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the sprint hurdles.[2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. In addition, she won multiple medals on regional level.

Her personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 12.79 seconds (+0.9 m/s) set in Kingston in 2016.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 CARIFTA Games (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.64 (w)
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U17)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 14.32
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 4th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.62
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2nd (h) 100 m hurdles 13.82 (w)1
World Youth Championships Lille, France 6th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.78
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 100 m hurdles 13.89
2014 NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.06 (w)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.90
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.95

1Did not finish in the final

References


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