Stephenie Ann McPherson

Stephenie Ann McPherson (born 25 November 1988)[2] is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. McPherson competed in the 400 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics where she finished third. McPherson is also a silver medalist from the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[3] In capping what has been a medal rich year, Stephenie won two gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the individual 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres.[4] Within that same year she also achieved a gold medal at the IAAF Continental Cup as a part of Team America in the 4 × 400 m.

Stephenie Ann McPherson

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	25 November 1988 Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprinting
Club	MVP Track & Field Club
Medal record Women's track and field Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay World Championships 2015 Beijing 4×400 m relay 2013 Moscow 400 m 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 400 m 2014 Glasgow 4×400 m relay 2018 Gold Coast 4×400 m relay 2018 Gold Coast 400 m Pan American Games 2019 Lima 4×400 m relay Representing Americas Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 4×400 m relay 2018 Ostrava Mixed 4×400 m 2018 Ostrava 400 m

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	400 m	49.99
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.54
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	400 m	50.67
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.82
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.93^1
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.49
	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	400 m	50.42
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.13
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	4th	400 m	52.20
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	400 m	50.97
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.34
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.49
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	6th	400 m	50.86
			2nd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.64
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd (h)	400 m	52.18^2
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	400 m	50.93
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.00
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	400 m	51.15
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.25
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	3rd	4 × 200 m relay	1:33.21
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.61
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	400 m	50.89
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.37

¹Representing the Americas
²Disqualified in the semi-finals

Personal bests

Event	Time (sec)	Venue	Date
200 metres	22.93	Kingston, Jamaica	12 April 2014
400 metres	49.92	Monaco	19 July 2013
400 metres hurdles	57.46	Kingston, Jamaica	17 March 2012

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
2. "Stephenie Ann McPherson | Profile". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "Profile of Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON". All-Athletics.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
4. "Glasgow 2014 – Athletics". Results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

External links

• Stephenie Ann McPherson at World Athletics
• Stephenie Ann McPherson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)