| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born | 3 April 1997 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| College team | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Aliyah Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[2][3]
She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[4]
She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[5]
Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.[4]
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Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, SC 2019)
- 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, SC 2019)
- 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, KY 2022) South American best
- 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, TX 2019)
- 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade 2022) South American record
References
- ^ "Aliyah Abrams - Track and Field". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Aliyah Abrams". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's 400m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record". Stabroek News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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