Stephenie Ann McPherson

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 Olympics and all three following World Championships between 2015-2019. McPherson 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.

Stephenie Ann McPherson
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988
Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
Home townKingston, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprinting
ClubMVP Track & Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 49.34 (2021)
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×400 m
World Championships
2015 Beijing4×400 m
2013 Moscow400 m
2019 Doha4×400 m
Diamond League
2016400 m
World Indoor Championships
2014 Sopot 4×400 m
Pan American Games
2019 Lima4×400 m
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow400 m
2014 Glasgow4×400 m
2018 Gold Coast4×400 m
2018 Gold Coast400 m
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava400 m
Representing Americas
2014 Marrakech4×400 m
2018 Ostrava4×400 m mixed

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.

Career

McPherson was a 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 a gold medal at the Continental Cup as a part of team America in the 4×400 m relay.

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[2]

Personal bests
Event Time (s) Venue Date Notes
200 metres22.90Kingston, Jamaica17 April 2021
400 metres49.34Tokyo, Japan4 August 2021#3 Jamaican all-time[5]

International competitions
Representing  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 400 m 49.99
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 4 × 400 m 3:26.54
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 400 m 50.67
1st 4 × 400 m 3:23.82
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 1st 4 × 400 m 3:20.93 WL [n 1]
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 400 m 3:22.49
World Championships Beijing, China 5th 400 m 50.42
1st 4 × 400 m 3:19.13 WL
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 4th 400 m 52.20
DNF 4 × 400 m DNF
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 400 m 50.97
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:20.34
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:28.49
World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th 400 m 50.86
DNF 4 × 400 m DNF
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom DQ 400 m DQ [n 2]
DQ 4 × 400 m DQ [n 3]
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 400 m 50.93
1st 4 × 400 m 3:24.00
World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 400 m 50.98
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:24.29
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m 51.15
2nd 4 × 400 m 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 1:33.21
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:27.61
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 400 m 50.89
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:22.37
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 400 m 49.61

Circuit wins and titles

National titles

Notes
  1. Representing Americas
  2. Disqualified in the semi-finals; 163.3(a): Lane infringement
  3. Disqualified in the final; 218.4: Exchanging position before takeover
  4. According to Jamaica Observer McPherson is a four-time national champion, however the newspaper's article has at least one other serious error[7]

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Stephenie Ann McPherson – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  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.
  5. "All time Top lists – 400 m Women – Senior Outdoor – Jamaica | until 2021-08-04". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2021. Change filters for other age / territorial / time range. Switch between 'Best by Athlete' and 'All' for listings with athletes lifetime bests only and all legal results, respectively
  6. "IAAF Diamond League - Brussels (BEL) - Diamond Race Standings" (PDF). Diamond League. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. Burnett, Ian (28 June 2021). "Wonder Woman!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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