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Shamier Little

Shamier Little (/ʃəˈmɪər/ shə-MEER; born March 20, 1995) is an American track and field sprinter specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. As a 20-year-old college sophomore at Texas A&M University, Little was the 2015 US champion. She then went on to win the silver medal in her signature event at the 2015 and 2023 World Championships. In July 2021, she became the fifth fastest woman of all time at the event.

Shamier Khalia Little
Little at the 2018 USATF Championships in Des Moines
Personal information
Born (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 29)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Home townChicago, Illinois, U.S.
EmployerAdidas
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
College teamTexas A&M
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×400 m mixed
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 4×400 m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava 400 m hurdles

Prep

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Little is the child of athletic parents, her father a football cornerback and her mother a star basketball player and high jumper at Eastern Kentucky University. Shamier began participating in youth track and field as an 8 year old.[1] She made her first appearance at the national level at the 2004 USATF Youth Championships as a 100 meter sprinter running for the University of Chicago Youth Track Club.[2] She regularly participated in all comers track meets.[3] Later Little ran for the Country Club Hills Gazelles both in USATF [4] and AAU competitions.[5][6] None of her early youth competitions could be labeled exceptional.

At Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy in Chicago, Little got more serious setting the IHSA Class 2A records in 100 meters hurdles, 200 meters and 400 meters.[7] She won the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics at 400 hurdles.[8] In 2012, she won the Arcadia Invitational in the 400 meters,[9] which she repeated in 2013.[10] She won the Junior National Championships in 400 hurdles,[11] which qualified her for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but she did not finish the final, falling over the last hurdle while in medal contention.[12] In 2013, Little tried 100 meters hurdles and 400 at the National Championships, finishing off the podium in both.[13]

Career

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After high school, Little chose to go to Texas A&M University. As a freshman, she won the NCAA Championships at 400 hurdles and helped her team get second place in the 4 × 400 meters relay. Later that summer, she won the 2014 World Junior Championships in the 400 hurdles.[14]

In 2015, before winning the overall national championship, she repeated as NCAA Champion, running the #1 time worldwide to that point in the season.[15][16] The National Championship offered Little an invitation to run in the 2015 Pan American Games, where she took the gold medal.

In 2016, Little won a third consecutive NCAA 400 m hurdles champion title.[17]

Achievements

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Little hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

All information taken from World Athletics profile.

Personal bests[18]

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Event Time (m:)s Wind Venue Date Notes
200 meters 23.02 +1.5 m/s Baton Rouge, LA, United States 29 April 2023
400 meters 49.68 — Monaco 21 July 2023
400 meters indoor 50.57 — Fayetteville, AR, United States 21 February 2021
600 meters indoor 1:24.65 — Fayetteville, AR, United States 13 January 2023 8th woman all time
100 meters hurdles 13.77 +0.4 m/s Baton Rouge, LA, United States 3 May 2014
400 meters hurdles 52.39 — Stockholm, Sweden 4 July 2021 5th woman all time[19]

International competitions

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Representing the   United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th (sf) DNF 400 m hurdles DNF [note 1]
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st 400 m hurdles 55.66
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.42 WU20L
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 55.50
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.68
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.94
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.76
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 53.32 CR
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.86
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 4th 400 m hurdles 53.76
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 400 m hurdles 52.80
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.27 WL AR
2nd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:07.74
  1. ^ Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.

Circuit wins

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400 metres hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses

National and NCAA titles

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References

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  1. ^ "Shamier Little – Track and Field". Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Results – USATF Illinois Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships". Usatf.org\accessdate=2015-07-01.
  3. ^ "UCTC Meet Results 6-23-05". Uctc.org. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Events - 2007 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "2007 AAU National Jr. Olympic Games - 7/28/2007 to 8/4/2007 : Knoxville, Tennessee : Performance List". Image.aausports.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "2009 AAU JO Games - 8/1/2009 to 8/8/2009 : Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa : Performance List". Aauathletics.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "IHSA Girls Track & Field Event Records". Ihsa.org. May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "2011 Results - AAU JO Ntl Championships Day 5 2011-08-03 LA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. August 3, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "2012 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2012-04-07 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. April 7, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "2013 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2013-04-06 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 : Bloomington, Indiana : Results". Usatf.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  12. ^ "Shamier Little 400m hurdles IAAF World Junior Championships Oregon 2014". iaaf.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  13. ^ "USA Track & Field – Results – Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Result - IAAF World Junior Championships 2014". iaaf.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  15. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2015". iaaf.org. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  16. ^ "Women 400 Meter Hurdles SR". Flashresults.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  17. ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results". usatf.org. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  18. ^ "Shamier LITTLE". doha.diamondleague.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "All time Top lists – 400 m hurdles Women – Senior Outdoor | until July 4, 2021". World Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2021. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range
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