Shericka Jackson took gold in the second fastest 200m time in history, in the women’s 200m final to claim her first individual title, at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Thursday, 21 July 2022.
SHERICKAAAAAAAAA ‼️🥇@sherickajacko 🇯🇲 runs 21.45 to break the championship record and strikes 200m gold!
HER FIRST INDIVIDUAL WORLD TITLE!#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/pjycx0qGbc
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 22, 2022
The Jamaican ran a spectacular championship record time of 21.45 for victory ahead of teammate, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 21.81 and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith 22.02.
SHERICKA JACKSON 🥇🇯🇲 pic.twitter.com/9FT8KoGJHf
— Jordan (@JordEtv) July 22, 2022
After becoming the fastest woman alive over 200m, setting a new national record and a personal best time, the 28-year-old said she felt great and wanted to come out and put on a show.
Here’s what 200m World Champion Shericka Jackson had to say after her historic run 🙌🏽
Sound on to hear what the fastest woman alive in the 200m had to say 🔊 #JubileeGoldRush #TVJOregon22 #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/2zRDxdbUos
— Television Jamaica (@televisionjam1) July 22, 2022
On a night where Jackson recorded her name in the history books, she became the first athlete in the history of world championship to win medals in the 100m, 200m and the 400m race.
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🥇 Shericka Jackson 🇯🇲 clocks her personal best of 21.45s to takes the world title in women’s 200m
▪️2nd of All times
▪️National Record 🇯🇲
▪️World Leader 🌎
▪️Championship Record
▪️First Athlete with world medals in 100-200-400 pic.twitter.com/4kC5yWmTa1— Victor K Almeida 📰 (@AlmeidaVictorK) July 22, 2022
Photo 1 Caption: Shericka Jackson claims her first individual title in the 200m race at the World Athletics Championships at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Thursday 21 July 2022. Photo: World Athletics (Twitter)