Megan Tapper (née Simmonds; born 18 March 1994) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. She represented her country at the

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reaching the semifinals. She also represented her country in the

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in London where she made it to the semi-finals. In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth games finishing 7th in the final. In 2019, she was a member of the Jamaican shuttle hurdles relay in Yokohama, Japan as well as the team in Doha, Qatar at the world championships where she made the final in the 100m hurdles. She has qualified to represent Jamaica at the

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. Her personal best in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...

is 12.53 seconds set in Tokyo in 2021. She celebrated her third place finish with the flag of her country wrapped around her, exuding the same joy she exhibits routinely.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

References

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