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Jamaican athlete (born 1996)
Andrenette Knight
Nationality Jamaican Born (1996-11-19 ) 19 November 1996 (age 27) Sport
Athletics Event
400m hurdles Personal best(s) 400m hurdles: 53.26 (Székesfehérvár, 2023)
Andrenette Knight (born 19 November 1996) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes over
400m hurdles .
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Career
Knight attended Vere Technical High School in
Hayes, Jamaica where she ran in the relay team with
Shericka Jackson . She then studied at the
University of Virginia and left the collegiate system with a personal best of 55.75 seconds for the
400m hurdles . In 2022, she lowered this to 53.39 in
Nashville .
[2] Knight won two relay silver medals at the
2022 NACAC Championships .
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In 2023, she finished as runner-up at the Jamaican national championships.
[4] She ran a personal best of 53.26s at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in July 2023.
[5] She was selected for the
2023 World Athletics Championships in
Budapest in August 2023, and qualified for the final of the
400m hurdles .
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In February 2024, she was selected to run for Jamaica at the
2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in
Glasgow .
[8] She was part of the
4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.
[9] In June 2024, she finished third in the 400m hurdles at the
2024 Diamond League event in
Stockholm .
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References
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"A.Knight" . World Athletics . Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Lawrence, Hubert (August 10, 2023).
"Knight learns from Muhammad, inspired by Jackson" . Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
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"World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women's 400m hurdles" . Sports Star . August 17, 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ Reid, Paul (July 18, 2023).
"Knight runs 400m hurdles PB in Hungary, leads Jamaican sweep" . Jamaica Observer .
^ Lawrence, Hubert (July 28, 2023).
"Personal best tells Knight she's making progress" . Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
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"Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023" . Watch Athletics . 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
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"Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23" . World Athletics . 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023 .
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"Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors" . Sportsmax . February 23, 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
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"Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024" . Watch Athletics . 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024 .
^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024).
"2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results" . Letsrun . Retrieved 3 June 2024 .
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