Sha'Carri Richardson

Sha'Carri Richardson (born March 25, 2000) is an American female track and field sprinter who competes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She holds personal records of 10.75 seconds and 22.00 seconds for the events. As of August 2019, she ranks in the top ten fastest women for the 100 m.[1]

Sha'Carri Richardson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000
Dallas, Texas
Years active2015 – present
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Sprints100 m, 200 m
College teamLSU Lady Tigers track and field
TeamNike
Turned pro2019
Coached byDennis Mitchell
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 7.20 s (2019)
  • 100 m: 10.75 s (2019)
  • 200 m: 22.00 s (2020)

As a teenager, Richardson won the 100 m title at the AAU Junior Olympics in 2016, then another title at the USATF Junior Championships in 2017.[2][3] She made her international debut at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, where she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay alongside Gabriele Cunningham, Rebekah Smith, and Tara Davis.[4] She enrolled at Louisiana State University and began competing for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team. At the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she was a finalist in both the 60-meter dash and the 200 m.[2]

At the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships she won the 100 m and placed runner-up in the 200 m by less than one hundredth of a second. Both her times were world under-20 records for the sprints. Her NCAA performance, which also included second in the 4 × 100 m relay, was the second best ever by a female sprinter, after Merlene Ottey.[5][6]

Training with former sprinter Dennis Mitchell, she decided to forgo her collegiate eligibility after her first year and turned professional.[7]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.07

National titles

References
  1. senior outdoor 100 Metres women. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. Shacarri Richardon. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. Sha'Carri Richardson. LSU Sports. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. Female 4x100 M Relay. Timerhub 2017 Pan American U20 Championships. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. Jordan, Roy (2019-06-09). Richardson makes history with NCAA sprint double . IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  6. Sha’Carri Richardson runs record-breaking NCAA sprint double. Athletics Weekly (2019-06-09). Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  7. Constantini, Lisa (2020-08-18). Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson Opens Up About Prepping For Tokyo, Mental Health And What Being Black In America Means To Her. Team USA. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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