NUGENT Leah

Jamaica

Athletics

Date of Birth: 23 Nov 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ABINGTON, PA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : CENTRAL, SC

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m Hurdles

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6th (54.45)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2017	London, GBR	SF (56.19)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	5th (55.74)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	400m Hurdles
2021	1 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2018	1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2021	400m Hurdles	Oslo, NOR	55.37
6	2021	400m Hurdles	Stockholm, SWE	55.01
6	2018	400m Hurdles	Shanghai, CHN	56.54

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2018	400m Hurdles	World Challenge	Kingston, JAM	55.37

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Lennox Graham [personal]

Sporting relatives:

Her brother Jorrel has competed in athletics for Millersville University in Pennsylvania, United States of America. (ukathletics.com, 01 Jun 2016)

Start:

She took up athletics in middle school. (articles.philly.com, 15 Feb 2011)

Hero:

Jamaican 400m hurdler Melaine Walker. (jamaica-gleaner.com, 29 Jul 2016)

Award:

She was named the 2012 Pennsylvania Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year in the United States of America. (ukathletics.com, 01 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
Born in Pennsylvania, United States of America, she is eligible to represent Jamaica through her father. "My dad is from Kingston [Jamaica], so this is where my blood is and it just feels great to make my family proud." (trackalerts.com, 06 Jul 2016)

COACHING
She has worked as a volunteer coach at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, United States of America. (trackalerts.com, 06 Jul 2016; ukathletics.com, 01 Jun 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/lnugent2
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Leah-Nugent-OLY-2178166512403372/
https://instagram.com/leahnugent_
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-nugent-125686175/
https://twitter.com/leahnugent_
Athlete Website: http://leahnugent.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBaqvydQ6BrpmhkzqHjqPg

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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