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Shamier Little

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American hurdler (born 1995)

Shamier Khalia Little
Little in Budapest in 2023
Personal information
Born (1995-03-20)March 20, 1995 (age 30)
Home townChicago, Illinois, U.S.
EmployerAdidas
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
College teamTexas A&M
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personalbests

Shamier Little (/ʃəˈmɪər/shə-MEER; born March 20, 1995) is an Americantrack and fieldsprinter specializing in the400 metres hurdles. As a 20-year-old college sophomore atTexas A&M University, Little was the2015 US champion. She then went on to win the silver medal in her signature event at the2015 and2023 World Championships. In July 2021, she became the fifth fastest woman of all time at the event.

Early life

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Born inLouisville, Kentucky, Little is the child of athletic parents, her father afootballcornerback and her mother a star basketball player andhigh jumper atEastern Kentucky University. Shamier began participating in youth track and field as an 8 year old.[1] She made her first appearance at the national level at the 2004USATF Youth Championships as a100 meter sprinter running for theUniversity of Chicago Youth Track Club.[2] She regularly participated inall comers track meets.[3] Later Little ran for the Country Club Hills Gazelles both in USATF[4] and AAU competitions.[5][6] None of her early youth competitions could be labeled exceptional.

AtRobert Lindblom Math & Science Academy in Chicago, Little got more serious setting theIHSA Class 2A records in100 meters hurdles,200 meters and400 meters.[7] She won the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics at 400 hurdles.[8] In 2012, she won theArcadia Invitational in the 400 meters,[9] which she repeated in 2013.[10] She won the Junior National Championships in 400 hurdles,[11] which qualified her for the2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but she did not finish the final, falling over the last hurdle while in medal contention.[12] In 2013, Little tried 100 meters hurdles and 400 at the National Championships, finishing off the podium in both.[13]

Career

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After high school, Little chose to go toTexas A&M University. As a freshman, she won theNCAA Championships at 400 hurdles and helped her team get second place in the4 × 400 meters relay. Later that summer, she won the2014 World Junior Championships in the 400 hurdles.[14]

In 2015, before winning the overall national championship, she repeated asNCAA Champion, running the #1 time worldwide to that point in the season.[15][16] The National Championship offered Little an invitation to run in the2015 Pan American Games, where she took the gold medal.

In 2016, Little won a third consecutiveNCAA 400 m hurdles champion title.[17]

In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of theMichael Johnson foundedGrand Slam Track.[18]

Achievements

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Little hurdles at the2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

All information taken fromWorld Athletics profile.

Personal bests

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Event[19]Time (m:)sWindVenueDateNotes
200 meters23.02+1.5 m/sBaton Rouge, LA, United States29 April 2023
400 meters49.68—Monaco21 July 2023
400 meters indoor50.57—Fayetteville, AR, United States21 February 2021
600 meters indoor1:24.65—Fayetteville, AR, United States13 January 20238th woman all time
100 meters hurdles13.77+0.4 m/sBaton Rouge, LA, United States3 May 2014
400 meters hurdles52.39—Stockholm, Sweden4 July 20215th woman all time[20]

International competitions

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Representing the United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th (sf)DNF400 m hurdlesDNF[note 1]
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States1st400 m hurdles55.66
1st4 × 400 m relay3:30.42WU20L
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada1st400 m hurdles55.50
1st4 × 400 m relay3:25.68
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd400 m hurdles53.94
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom11th (sf)400 m hurdles55.76
2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1st400 m hurdles53.32CR
Continental CupOstrava, Czech Republic2nd400 m hurdles53.86
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States4th400 m hurdles53.76
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd400 m hurdles52.80
2024Olympic GamesParis, France1st4 × 400 m relay3:15.27WLAR
2nd4 × 400 m mixed3:07.74
  1. ^Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.

Circuit performances

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Grand Slam Track results[21]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Miami SlamLong hurdles400 m hurdles8th57.55US$20,000
400 m4th51.84
2025 Philadelphia SlamLong hurdles400 m hurdlesDNF
400 mDNS

Circuit wins

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400 metres hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses

National and NCAA titles

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References

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  1. ^"Shamier Little – Track and Field".Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com. RetrievedJuly 5, 2021.
  2. ^"Results – USATF Illinois Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships". Usatf.org\accessdate=2015-07-01.
  3. ^"UCTC Meet Results 6-23-05". Uctc.org. June 23, 2005. Archived fromthe original on October 23, 2005. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  4. ^"Events - 2007 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  5. ^"2007 AAU National Jr. Olympic Games - 7/28/2007 to 8/4/2007 : Knoxville, Tennessee : Performance List". Image.aausports.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  6. ^"2009 AAU JO Games - 8/1/2009 to 8/8/2009 : Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa : Performance List". Aauathletics.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  7. ^"IHSA Girls Track & Field Event Records". Ihsa.org. May 18, 2015. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  8. ^"2011 Results - AAU JO Ntl Championships Day 5 2011-08-03 LA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. August 3, 2011. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  9. ^"2012 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2012-04-07 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. April 7, 2012. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  10. ^"2013 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2013-04-06 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country". Parser.dyestat.com. April 6, 2013. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  11. ^"2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 : Bloomington, Indiana : Results". Usatf.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  12. ^"Shamier Little 400m hurdles IAAF World Junior Championships Oregon 2014". iaaf.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  13. ^"USA Track & Field – Results – Full". Usatf.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  14. ^"400 Metres Hurdles Result - IAAF World Junior Championships 2014". iaaf.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  15. ^"400 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2015". iaaf.org. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  16. ^"Women 400 Meter Hurdles SR". Flashresults.com. RetrievedJuly 1, 2015.
  17. ^"2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results". usatf.org. July 10, 2016. RetrievedJuly 17, 2016.
  18. ^"Grand Slam Track Adds Ten New Talents to Its Star-Studded Roster". FloTrack. RetrievedDecember 21, 2024.
  19. ^"Shamier LITTLE".doha.diamondleague.com. RetrievedJuly 29, 2023.
  20. ^"All time Top lists – 400 m hurdles Women – Senior Outdoor | until July 4, 2021".World Athletics. RetrievedJuly 4, 2021.Change filters for other age / territorial / time range
  21. ^"Grand Slam Track Results".Grand Slam Track. RetrievedApril 5, 2025.

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