Kierre Beckles

Kierre Beckles
Personal information
Born (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990
Pinelands, Saint Michael, Barbados
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country  Barbados
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hurdling
Updated on 2 January 2015.

Kierre Beckles (born 21 May 1990) is a Barbadian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles.[2][3][4] She competed at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships failing to advance to the semi-finals on both occasions.

Personal bests

Her personal bests of 13.01 (100 m hurdles) from 2011 and 8.11 (60 m hurdles) from 2012 are the current Barbadian records.

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m hurdles 12.98 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) United States Clermont, Florida 31 May 2014
Indoor
60 m hurdles 8.11 s United States Lexington, Kentucky 26 Feb 2012

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Barbados
2004 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 7th 100 m H 15.49
3rd 300 m H 44.23
4th 4x100 m 48.32
CAC Junior Championships (U17) Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 6th 100 m H 14.98
2nd 300 m H 44.67
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 9th (h) 100 m H 15.31
7th 300 m H 46.86
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 2nd 100 m H 13.90
2nd 300 m H 41.76
4th 4x100 m 47.05
3rd 4x400 m 3:49.78
CAC Junior Championships (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad 1st 100 m H 13.72
1st 300 m H 41.55
6th 4x100 m 51.79
3rd 4x400 m 3:47.38
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf) 100 m H 14.04 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 3rd 100 m H 14.03
5th Pentathlon 3115 pts
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 10th (sf) 100 m H (76.2cm) 13.79 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st 100 m H 13.43
3rd 4x100 m 45.75
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th 100 m H 13.96 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 1st 100 m H 13.88
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 100 m H 13.31 (w)
— 4x100 m DQ
2nd 4x400 m 3:41.75
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 8th 100 m H 13.85
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th 100 m H 13.24
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (h) 100 m H 13.44
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 2nd 100 m H 13.05 w (wind: +4.5 m/s)
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 2nd 100 m H 13.37
World Championships Moscow, Russia 31st (h) 100 m H 13.47
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 100 m H 13.38
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 7th (h)1 100 m H 13.33 A (wind: +0.6m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 3rd 100 m H 13.47 A (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th 100 m H 13.24
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 100 m H 12.88 (w)
World Championships Beijing, China 12th (sf) 100 m H 12.90
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (h) 100 m H 13.01

1: Did not finish in the final,

References

  1. ↑ Rio 2016 bio
  2. ↑ Track & Field - Kierre Beckles, South Carolina Gamecocks, retrieved January 2, 2015
  3. ↑ Kierre Beckles - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved January 2, 2015
  4. ↑ Biografía - General - BECKLES Kierre, ODECABE, retrieved January 2, 2015

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