Ackera Nugent

Ackera Nugent
Nugent at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles final
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (2002-04-29) April 29, 2002
Jamaica
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Sprints, Hurdles
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.09 (Texas 2021)
200 m: 23.10 (Gainesville 2023)
100 mH: 12.24 (Rome 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Nanjing 60 m hurdles
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 100 m hurdles
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m hurdles
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Jose 100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
(U20)
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
(U18)
Silver medal – second place 2019 Queretaro 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Queretaro 4×100m relay
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2019 George Town 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2019 George Town 4x100 meters relay
Carifta Games
Youth (U18
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nassau 100 m hurdles

Ackera Nugent (born 29 April 2002)[1] is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprinting. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles.[2][3]

Career

In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s.[4] She came third in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also making the final of the 100 metres, where she came ninth.[1] Nugent won gold in the 100m Hurdles at the World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 12.95s.[5]

Nugent ran a big personal best over 100m hurdles in 2022, improving to 12.45s.[1] She qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships however missed them due to an ankle injury.[6]

In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72 in Albuquerque.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final.[8]

Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s.[9] In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final.[10]

In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[11]

Achievements

Personal bests

Type Distance Result Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 100 metres 11.09 College Station, United States 27 May 2021 (Wind: +1.6 m/s)
200 metres 23.10 Gainesville, United States 14 April 2023 (Wind: +1.2 m/s)
400 metres 56.61 Spanish Town, Jamaica 18 January 2020
100 metres hurdles 12.24 Rome, Italy 30 August 2024 (Wind: -0.4 m/s), NR
400 metres hurdles 59.80 Kingston, Jamaica 9 March 2019
Long jump 5.01 m Kingston, Jamaica 13 June 2015 (Wind: +0.0 m/s)
Indoor 60 metres 7.20 Fayetteville, United States 25 February 2023
50 metres hurdles 6.68+ Liévin, France 26 January 2024
60 metres hurdles 7.72 Albuquerque, United States 10 March 2023 NR
200 metres sh 24.13 Lubbock, United States 30 January 2021
Team events
Outdoor 4 x 100 metres relay 42.83 Austin, United States 10 June 2023
Indoor 4 x 400 metres relay sh 3:39.48 Lubbock, United States 15 January 2022

International competitions

Representing  Jamaica
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2018 CARIFTA Games (U18) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.35
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland — 4 x 100 m DQ
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 26.41
2019 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st 100 m hurdles 13.24
1st 4 x 100 m 44.25
NACAC U18 Championships Queretaro, Mexico 2nd 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.50
1st 4 x 100 m 45.02
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.37
2021 NACAC U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m hurdles 13.64
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 100 m hurdles 12.95
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 100 m hurdles 12.61
2024 Olympic Games[12] Paris, France — 100 m hurdles DNF
2025 World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.74

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results[13]
Slam Race group Event Pl. Time Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam Short hurdles 100 m hurdles 4th 12.75 US$30,000
100 m 2nd 11.57
2025 Miami Slam Short hurdles 100 m hurdles 3rd 12.34 US$100,000
100 m 1st 11.09
2025 Philadelphia Slam Short hurdles 100 m hurdles 1st 12.44 US$100,000
100 m 1st 11.11

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ackera NUGENT - Athlete Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. ^ "Gold for Jamaica's Ackera Nugent at World Athletics Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Observer. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Nugent strikes 100m hurdles gold for Jamaica, Vascianna takes silver in men's event". www.sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  4. ^ "Ackera Nugent - Arkansas Razorbacks". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2 January 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Foster, Anthony (August 22, 2021). "Ackera Nugent strikes 100h gold in Nairobi". Trackalerts. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Levy, Leighton (June 2, 2022). "Ankle injury forces Ackera Nugent out of NCAA and Jamaica's National Championships". Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "60m Hurdles Prelims Results" (PDF). Flash Results. March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "100 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games". World Athletics. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent". FloTrack. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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