Jamaican athlete (born 1996)
Andrenette Knight
Nationality Jamaican Born (1996-11-19 ) 19 November 1996 (age 27) Sport Athletics Event 400m hurdles Personal best(s) 400m hurdles: 53.26 (Székesfehérvár, 2023)
Andrenette Knight (born 19 November 1996) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes over 400m hurdles .[1]
Career
Knight attended Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Jamaica where she ran in the relay team with Shericka Jackson . She then studied at the University of Virginia and left the collegiate system with a personal best of 55.75 seconds for the 400m hurdles . In 2022, she lowered this to 53.39 in Nashville .[2] Knight won two relay silver medals at the 2022 NACAC Championships .[3]
In 2023, she finished as runner-up at the Jamaican national championships.[4] She ran a personal best of 53.26s at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in July 2023.[5] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and qualified for the final of the 400m hurdles .[6] [7]
In February 2024, she was selected to run for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow .[8] She was part of the 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[9] In June 2024, she finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Diamond League event in Stockholm .[10] In July 2024, she was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics .[11]
References
^ "A.Knight" . World Athletics . Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Lawrence, Hubert (August 10, 2023). "Knight learns from Muhammad, inspired by Jackson" . Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women's 400m hurdles" . Sports Star . August 17, 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Reid, Paul (July 18, 2023). "Knight runs 400m hurdles PB in Hungary, leads Jamaican sweep" . Jamaica Observer .
^ Lawrence, Hubert (July 28, 2023). "Personal best tells Knight she's making progress" . Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023" . Watch Athletics . 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ "Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23" . World Athletics . 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023 .
^ "Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors" . Sportsmax . February 23, 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024" . Watch Athletics . 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024 .
^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results" . Letsrun . Retrieved 3 June 2024 .
^ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games" . Sportsmax.tv . Retrieved 8 July 2024 .
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