Stephenie Ann McPherson

Stephenie Ann McPherson

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	25 November 1988 Westmoreland
Residence	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	5'8
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m
Club	MVP Track & Field Club
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay World Championships 2015 Beijing 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

Stephenie Ann McPherson (born 25 November 1988)^[1] 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 fourth. McPherson is also a silver medalist from the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	4th	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	IAAF 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

¹Representing the Americas

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. "Stephenie Ann McPherson | Profile". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
2. "Profile of Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON". All-Athletics.com. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
3. "Glasgow 2014 - Athletics". Results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

External links

• Stephenie Ann McPherson profile at IAAF