Leah Nugent

Leah Nugent (born November 23, 1992) is a hurdles runner from Jamaica. She was born in Pennsylvania, USA, with strong family heritage ties to Jamaica, from her father and paternal grandparents. Her father moved to the United States before having Leah. Leah is a University of Kentucky graduate, who also used to be a volunteer Coach as well.[3] Leah notes that it has always been her heart to represent Jamaica, because her father is from there along with her other immediate family.[3]

Leah Nugent
Nugent at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1992-11-23) November 23, 1992[1]
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 mH – 13.11 (2015)
400 mH – 54.45 (2016)[2]

Leah switched her allegiance from the United States of America to Jamaica in 2016, in which at that point she finished third at the Jamaica National Senior Championships which resulted in her acceptance into the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She placed sixth in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting a personal record.[1]

Progression - Outdoor [5]
100 Metres Hurdles
Date Performance Wind Place
April 24, 2011 13.64 -1.0 Greensboro, NC
April 26, 2014 13.29 -0.3 Philadelphia, PA
June 17, 2015 13.11 +1.2 Gainesville, FL
400 Metre Hurdles
Date Performance Place
April 23, 2009 1:00.05 Philadelphia, PA
April 22, 2010 59.15 Philadelphia, PA
June 18, 2011 57.72 Greensboro, NC
May 16, 2014 56.97 Lexington, KY
August 1, 2015 55.63 Atlanta (Emory University), GA
August 18, 2016 54.45 Rio de Janeiro (Estadio Olimpico)
June 23, 2017 54.45 Kingston (NS), JAM

Progression - Indoor [5]
60 Metres
Date Performance Place
16 January 2016 7.39 Lexington, KY
400 Metres
Date Performance Place
February 5, 2016 53.09 Blacksburg, VA
60 Metres Hurdles
Date Performance Place
March 1, 2014 8.20 College Station, TX
February 13, 2015 8.22 Fayetteville, AR
January 21, 2017 7.96 Lexington, KY

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 400 m hurdles 54.45
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.19
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 400 m hurdles 55.74
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References
  1. Leah Nugent. rio2016.com
  2. Leah Nugent. IAAF
  3. Allen, Kimberly. "Who is Leah Nugent? | Trackalerts". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. Limited, Jamaica Observer. "400m hurdler Leah Nugent moves to own rhythm". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "IAAF: Leah Nugent | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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