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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 21, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melissa Jefferson (born February 21, 2001) is an American track and field sprinter. She attends and competes at Coastal Carolina University.[1]
Career
Jefferson won the Indoor 60m NCAA Championship in 2022.[2]
She won the 100 metres 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. Jefferson reached the final and finished eighth.[3][4][5] She was part of the winning team in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[6]
She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[7]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] She won the 100m at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024.[9]
References
- ^ "Melissa JEFFERSON | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ Dunn, Brandon (March 12, 2022). "Melissa Jefferson Takes Gold in 60-Meter Dash at NCAA Championships". WPDE. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Jefferson Advances to Semifinals at 2022 World Athletics Championships". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ "America's new sprint queen Melissa Jefferson ready to take on Jamaican stars". The Independent. June 25, 2022.
- ^ Cherry, Gene (June 25, 2022). "America's new sprint queen Melissa Jefferson ready to take on Jamaican stars". Yahoo News. Reuters. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (July 23, 2022). "Slick U.S. women shock Jamaican superstars to win sprint relay". Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin and McLaughlin-Levrone impress in Los Angeles". World Athletics. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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