Kierre Beckles Explained

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Kierre Beckles
Birth Date:21 May 1990
Birth Place:Pinelands, Saint Michael, Barbados
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)[1]
Weight:61 kg
Education:University of South Carolina[2]
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hurdling
Coach:James Daniels
Updated:2 January 2015

Kierre Kamille Beckles (born 21 May 1990) is a Barbadian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships failing to advance to the semi-finals on both occasions.

Personal bests

Her personal bests of 12.98 (100 m hurdles) from 2014 and 8.11 (60 m hurdles) from 2012 are the current Barbadian records.

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m hurdles 12.98 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) 31 May 2014
Indoor
60 m hurdles 8.11 s 26 Feb 2012

Competition record

Representing
2004CARIFTA Games (U17)Hamilton, Bermuda7th100 m H15.49
3rd300 m H44.23
4th4 × 100 m48.32
CAC Junior Championships (U17)Coatzacoalcos, Mexico6th100 m H14.98
bgcolor=silver2nd300 m H44.67
2005CARIFTA Games (U17)Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago9th (h)100 m H15.31
7th300 m H46.86
2006CARIFTA Games (U17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupebgcolor=silver2nd100 m H13.90
bgcolor=silver2nd300 m H41.76
4th4 × 100 m47.05
3rd4 × 400 m3:49.78
CAC Junior Championships (U17)Port of Spain, Trinidadbgcolor=gold1st100 m H13.72
bgcolor=gold1st300 m H41.55
6th4 × 100 m51.79
3rd4 × 400 m3:47.38
World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China16th (sf)100 m H14.04 (-1.6 m/s)
2007CARIFTA Games (U20)Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands3rd100 m H14.03
5thPentathlon3115 pts
World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic10th (sf)100 m H (76.2 cm)13.79 (0.0 m/s)
2008CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevisbgcolor=gold1st100 m H13.43
3rd4 × 100 m45.75
World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland8th100 m H13.96 (-2.4 m/s)
Commonwealth Youth GamesPune, Indiabgcolor=gold1st100 m H13.88
2009CARIFTA Games (U20)Vieux Fort, Saint Luciabgcolor=gold1st100 m H13.31 (w)
4 × 100 mDQ
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m3:41.75
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba8th100 m H13.85
2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th100 m H13.24
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea31st (h)100 m H13.44
2012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexicobgcolor=silver2nd100 m H13.05 w (+4.5 m/s)
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexicobgcolor=silver2nd100 m H13.37
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia31st (h)100 m H13.47
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6th100 m H13.38
Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico7th (h)1100 m H13.33 A (+0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico3rd100 m H13.47 A (-0.8 m/s)
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada7th100 m H13.24
NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd100 m H12.88 (w)
Beijing, China12th (sf)100 m H12.90
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (h)100 m H13.01
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia10th (h)100 m H13.64
Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia8th100 m H13.48
NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada9th (h)100 m H13.45
1: Did not finish in the final,

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kierre-beckles Rio 2016 bio
  2. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 30 April 2018.