Kerrica Hill
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Elite Performance Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Reynaldo Walcott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kerrica Hill (born 6 March 2005)[1] is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She won gold medals in the 100 metres hurdles and the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships.[2] Prior to this, she had won relay gold at the 2021 World U20 Championships.
Career
[edit]Kerrica Hill attended Hydel High School in Jamaica. She was competing for that institution when she broke the world under-18 best (76.2 cm barriers) for the 100 m hurdles, recording 12.71 seconds at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs in Kingston in April 2022.[2]
As a 17-year-old she won two gold medals at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. She triumphed in the 100 m hurdles (senior height barriers) with a time of 12.77 seconds, setting new championship record and her second world U18 best in the process. In addition, she was part of women's 4 x 100 m relay team which broke the world U20 record with 42.59 s to win gold. Hill set in her individual event three of the five fastest U20 times of the season.[3][2] Speculation followed soon after the championships that she could be about to turn professional.[4][5]
She retained her world U20 title at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[6]
Personal bests
[edit]- 60 metres – 7.42 (+0.5 m/s, Kingston] 2022)
- 100 metres – 11.16 (+1.2 m/s, Kingston 2022)
- 100 m hurdles – 12.75 (-0.1 m/s, Kingston 2023)
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerrica HILL – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Kerrica Hill and Letsile Tebogo". World Athletics. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Kerrica Hill breaks championship record to win gold in 100m hurdles in Cali, Colombia". Jamaica Observer. 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Coach wants time with growing Kerrica Hill". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Kerrica Hill goes professional". nationwideradio.com. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
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World U20 Champions in women's 100 metres hurdles | |
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