Kyra Jefferson
American sprinter
- 2011 USA U20s
- • 200m, 6th
- 2015 USA Champs
- • 200m, 6th
- 2017 USA Champs
- • 200m, 5th
- 2018 USA Champs
- • 200m, 3rd
- 2019 USA Champs
- • 200m, 7th
Medal record
Women's athletics | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | 200 m | |
2015 Toronto | 4 × 400 m relay | |
NACAC Championships | ||
2022 Freeport | 4 × 400 m relay |
Kyra Jefferson (born September 23, 1994) is an American professional sprinter. She competed for the University of Florida through 2017 before receiving a Nike sponsorship. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 200m and a gold in the 4 × 400 m relay.
At the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she defeated pre-race favorite and Olympian Deajah Stevens of Oregon to break the American collegiate record in the 200m with a time of 22.02 seconds.[1]
Major international competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 42.27 |
2015 | Athletics at the Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 200m | 22.72 |
2015 | Athletics at the Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:25.68 |
2017 | Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 3rd | 200m | 22.34 |
2017 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 200m | 22.42 |
2017 | Herculis | Monaco | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 43.07 |
2017 | Weltklasse Zurich | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 200m | 22.61 |
2017 | Weltklasse Zurich | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 4 × 100 m | 43.68[2] |
Domestic competitions
References
- ^ "Kyra Jefferson Sets NCAA Record in Bizarre 200m".
- ^ a b Kyra Jefferson at Tilastopaja (registration required)
External links
- Kyra Jefferson at World Athletics
- Kyra Jefferson at www.USATF.org
- Kyra Jefferson at Team USA (archive May 28, 2019)
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- 1971: C. Toussaint, E. Stroy, G. Norman, M. Laing (USA)
- 1975: J. Yakubowich, M. MacGowan, R. Campbell, J. McTaggart (CAN)
- 1979: E. Kelley, S. Dabney, P. Jackson, R. Bryant (USA)
- 1983: A. Jackson, J. Brown, E. Gabriel, K. Bolton (USA)
- 1987: D. Dixon, R. Stevens, V. Brisco-Hooks, D. Howard (USA)
- 1991: J. Miles, M. Malone, N. Kaiser, T. Downing (USA)
- 1995: I. Bonne, S. Morales, N. McLeón, J. Duporty (CUB)
- 1999: J. Duporty, Z. Calatayud, I. Bonne, D. Pernía (CUB)
- 2003: M. Barber, M. Robinson, J. Clay, D. Trotter (USA)
- 2007: A. Martínez, D. Pernía, Z. Calatayud, I. Terrero (CUB)
- 2011: A. Martínez, D. Peña, S. Clement, D. Bonne (CUB)
- 2015: S. Little, K. Jefferson, S. Wimbley, K. Baisden (USA)
- 2019: L. Irby, J. Stepter, A. Cockrell, C. Okolo (USA)
- 2023: Z. Hechavarría, R. Almanza, S. Diago, L. Veitía (CUB)