Stephenie Ann McPherson (born 25 November 1988)[2] is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. She has won a bronze medal in the event at the 2013 World Championships, and then placed in the finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics and all three following World Championships between 2015-2019. McPherson earned also a bronze at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. She added medals in the 4 x 400 metres relays, taking a silver at the 2016 Olympics, a gold in 2015 in Beijing, and a bronze in 2019.
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Born | (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 33) Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | MVP Track & Field Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In June 2021, McPherson went sub-50 seconds for the first time since 2013, the only year in which she had achieved it, setting her new personal best.
McPherson was the silver medalist from the 2014 World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[3] She took two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games winning the individual 400 m and the 4x400 m relay.[4] Within that same year, she added the gold medal at the Continental Cup as a part of team America in the 4×400 m relay.
In 2022, McPherson won her second global medal after a bronze at the 2013 World Championships, taking also a bronze for the women's 400 metres at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia with a national indoor record of 50.79 seconds. Thus, she improved on her fourth place from the 2016 World Indoors.[5] McPherson also anchored Jamaican women's 4 x 400 relay, winning gold along with teammates Junelle Bromfield, Janieve Russell, and Roneisha McGregor.[6]
All information taken from World Athletics profile.[2]
Event | Time (s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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200 metres | 22.90 | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 April 2021 | |
400 metres | 49.34 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 August 2021 | #3 Jamaican all-time[7] |
400 metres indoor | 50.79 | Belgrade, Serbia | 19 March 2022 | NR |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 WL [n 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 WL | |||
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 400 m | 52.20 |
DNF | 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 | |
DNF | 4×400 m relay | DNF | |||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | DQ | 400 m | DQ [n 2] |
DQ | 4×400 m relay | DQ [n 3] | |||
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 400 m | 50.93 | |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:24.00 | |||
World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 400 m | 50.98 | |
2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:24.29 | |||
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 400 m | 51.15 | |
2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.25 | |||
Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 400 m | 50.82 | |
1st | 4x400 m mixed | 3:13.01 [n 1] | |||
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 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 400 m | 49.61 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 400 m i | 50.79 |
1st | 4x400 m relay i | 3:28.40 SB | |||
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | 400 m | 50.36 | |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:20.74 | |||
NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 3rd | 400 m | 50.36 |
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