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Sha'Carri Richardson
American sprinter (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sha'Carri Richardson (/ʃəˈkæriː/ shə-KERREE;[3] born March 25, 2000[4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters races. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships. This winning time made her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years old.[5]
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Born | (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agent | Renaldo Nehemiah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2018–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dennis Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 1st (100m, 2023)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In April 2021, Richardson ran a new personal best of 10.72 seconds, becoming the sixth-fastest woman of all time (at the time) and the fourth-fastest American woman in history.[6] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning the women's 100-meter dash with 10.86 in the United States Olympic Trials.[7] On July 1, it was reported that Richardson had tested positive for cannabis use following her 100 m final at the U.S. Trials, invalidating her win and making her ineligible to compete in the 100 m at the Olympics. After successfully completing a counseling program, she accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on June 28, 2021.[8] In July 2023, she became the US national champion in the women's 100 metres at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 10.82 seconds.[9]
Richardson won gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds.[10] On the penultimate day of the 2023 World Championships, she also won gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4 × 100m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds.[11] On June 22, 2024, Richardson defended her title as the US national champion in the 100-metre sprint event by winning the women's 100m final in 10.71 seconds (WL),[12] qualifying for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she won the silver medal in the 100m. [13]