 Nikkita Holder at "Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern" 2012, Lucerne, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | 100 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personalbest(s) | 100 m hurdles: 12.80Calgary, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nikkita Holder (born May 7, 1987 inEast York,Ontario) is a Canadiantrack and field athlete ofBarbadian descent who specialises in the100 metres hurdles. Holder won the bronze medal at the2015 Pan American Games in her home country and city inToronto.
Holder competed at the2015 Pan American Games. This event took place just one month after her father's death, in the finals she ran toward a bronze setting a season's best at 12.85. After the race she said "Since he’s passed, right before I race I kind of have this moment when I get teary-eyed. It kind of lets me know that he’s here. Getting this medal is a confirmation of my training, how hard I’ve worked emotionally and physically. I’m pretty pleased with myself."[2]
In July 2016 she was officially named toCanada's Olympic team.[3]
She was married to fellow national track and sprinterJustyn Warner, together they have one child.[4]
In 2012 Holder was awarded theQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing,China | 12th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 13.94(wind: -1.6 m/s) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 8.09 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.00 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 12.921 |
1Disqualified in the semifinals
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