Bershawn Jackson

Jackson at the 2008 Bislett Games.

Personal information

Nationality

American

Born

May 8, 1983
Miami, Florida

Residence

Champaign, Illinois

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Weight

158 lb (72 kg)

Sport

Running

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

400m: 45.06

400m hurdles: 47.30

Medal record

Men’s athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze	2008 Beijing	400 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold	2005 Helsinki	400 m hurdles
Gold	2009 Berlin	4x400 m relay
Gold	2011 Daegu	4×400 m relay
Bronze	2009 Berlin	400 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold	2010 Doha	4x400 m relay
Continental Cup
Bronze	2010 Split	400 m hurdles

Bershawn Jackson (born May 8, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but is also a capable 400 m runner.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles.^[1] He also has three medals (two gold, one bronze) at the World Championships and one gold medal at the World Indoor Championships.

Career

Jackson first came to prominence while running for Miami Central High School, where he set the still standing FHSAA (Florida High School) record in the 300 meter hurdles at 36.01 in 2002. He then continued to run at the college level at Saint Augustine’s University and set a Division II National Championship Record of 48.50 in the 400m hurdles in 2004. ^[2]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
400 m	45.06	Indianapolis, Indiana	June 22, 2007
400 m hurdles	47.30	Helsinki	August 9, 2005

References

↑ "2008 Summer Olympics – 400 Metres Hurdles – Final". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
↑ http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_trb.pdf

External links

Bershawn Jackson profile at IAAF
USA Track & Field: Bershawn Jackson

World Champions in Men's 400 m Hurdles

1983: Edwin Moses (USA) 1987: Edwin Moses (USA) 1991: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1993: Kevin Young (USA) 1995: Derrick Adkins (USA) 1997: Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 1999: Fabrizio Mori (ITA) 2001: Félix Sánchez (DOM) 2003: Félix Sánchez (DOM) 2005: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 2007: Kerron Clement (USA) 2009: Kerron Clement (USA) 2011: Dai Greene (GBR) 2013: Jehue Gordon (TRI)

World Champions in Men's 4×400 m Relay

1983: Soviet Union 1987: United States 1991: Great Britain 1993 & 1995: United States 1997: Great Britain 1999: Poland 2001: Bahamas 2003: France 2005–2013: United States

2009: United States (Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt, Lionel Larry & Bershawn Jackson) 2011: United States (Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, Jamaal Torrance & Michael Berry)

World Indoor Champions in Men's 4×400 m Relay

1991: Germany (Lieder, Carlowitz, Just, Schönlebe)
1993: USA (Hall, Irvin, Rouser, Everett)
1995: USA (Tolbert, Davis, Long, Atwater)
1997: USA (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor)
1999: USA (Morris, Johnson, Minor, Campbell)
2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz, Haczek, Bocian, Maćkowiak)
2003: USA (Davis, Young, Campbell, Washington)
2004: Jamaica (Haughton, Colquhoun, McDonald, Clarke)
2006: USA (Washington, Merritt, Campbell, Spearmon)
2008: USA (Davis, Torrance, Nixon, Willie)
2010: USA (Torrance, Nixon, Tate, Jackson)
2012: USA (Wright, Smith Jr., Mitchell, Roberts)
2014: USA (Clemons, Verburg, Butler III, Smith Jr., Parros, Babineaux)

IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 4×400 metres relay

1977: West Germany (Krieg, Hofmeister, Schmid, Herrmann)
1979: United States (Frazier, Green, Smith, Darden)
1981: United States (McCoy, Wiley, Smith, Darden)
1985: United States (McCoy, Phillips, Armstead, Franks)
1989: Americas (Martínez, Menezes, Burnett, Hernández)
1992: Africa (Lahlou, Matete, Kemboi, Bada)
1994: Great Britain (McKenzie, Ladejo, Baulch, Black)
1998: Great Britain (Hylton, Baulch, Baldock, Thomas)
2002: Americas (Sánchez, Francique, McDonald, Blackwood)
2006: United States (Ashley, Brew, Merritt, Williamson)
2010: Americas (Brenes, Jackson, Nixon, Chambers)
2014: Africa (Mucheru, Makwala, Kombe, Van Niekerk)

US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles

1914–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1914–15: Bill Meanix 1916: Walter Hummel 1917: Floyd Smart 1918: Donald Hause 1919: Floyd Smart 1920: Frank Loomis 1921: August Desch 1922: Joseph Hall 1923: Ivan Riley 1924–26: Morgan Taylor 1927: Johnny Gibson 1928: Morgan Taylor 1929: Gordon Allott 1930: Dick Pomeroy 1931: Victor Burke 1932: Joe Healey 1933–34: Glenn Hardin 1935: Tom Moore 1936: Glenn Hardin 1937–38: Jack Patterson 1939: Roy Cochran 1940: Carl McBain 1941: Arky Erwin 1942: Walter Smith 1943–46: Arky Erwin 1947: Walter Smith 1948: Roy Cochran 1949–52: Charles Moore 1953–55: Josh Culbreath 1956–58: Glenn Davis 1959: Dick Howard 1960: Glenn Davis 1961: Cliff Cushman 1962: Willie Atterberry 1963: Rex Cawley 1964: Billy Hardin 1965: Rex Cawley 1966: Jim Miller 1967–68: Ron Whitney 1969–71: Ralph Mann 1972: Dick Bruggeman 1973–74: Jim Bolding 1975: Ralph Mann 1976: Tom Andrews 1977: Edwin Moses 1978: James Walker 1979: Edwin Moses

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: David Lee 1981: Edwin Moses 1982: David Patrick 1983: Edwin Moses 1984: David Patrick 1985: Andre Phillips 1986: Danny Harris 1987: Edwin Moses 1988: Kevin Henderson 1989–90: David Patrick 1991: Danny Harris 1992: Kevin Young

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Kevin Young 1994–95: Derrick Adkins 1996–98: Bryan Bronson 1999–2001: Angelo Taylor 2002: James Carter 2003: Eric Thomas 2004: James Carter 2005–06: Kerron Clement 2007: James Carter 2008–10: Bershawn Jackson 2011: Jeshua Anderson 2012–13: Michael Tinsley 2014: Johnny Dutch

Notes	440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise. The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.