Nickiesha Wilson (born 28 July 1986 in Kingston) is a

hurdler 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, ...

from

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. She competes in the

100 m 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 hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

and the

400 m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...

. Currently her 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.79 achieved at

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in 2009. She ran a personal best of 53.97 in the 400 m hurdles in

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in 2007. Wilson finished fourth in the 2007 World Championships in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she qualified for the second round with the tenth fastest overall time of 55.75 seconds. In the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, she won the bronze medal in 400 m hurdles. Wilson is the most prolific hurdler in NCAA history. A 17 time college All-American and 3-time NCAA Champion at

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

(LSU), Wilson is the only hurdler in NCAA history to win the 400 meter hurdles (pr 53.97) and finish runner up in the 100 meter hurdles (pr 12.85) in the same year while also posting a top 5 finish in the indoor 60 meter hurdles (pr 8.01). Wilson led LSU to the outdoor NCAA team title by scoring 18 individual points for the Tigers. In the summer of 2008, Wilson opted to forgo her senior season at LSU to sign a professional contract with Adidas

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* 1986 births Living people Jamaican female hurdlers Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Olympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games IAAF Continental Cup winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub