Kierre Beckles
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 21, 1990 Pinelands, Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Barbados |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hurdling |
| Updated on 2 January 2015. | |
Kierre Beckles (born 21 May 1990) is a Barbadian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles.[1][2][3] She competed at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships failing to advance to the semi-finals on both occasions.
Personal bests
Her personal bests of 13.01 (100 m hurdles) from 2011 and 8.11 (60 m hurdles) from 2012 are the current Barbadian records.
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.98 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) |  Clermont, Florida | 31 May 2014 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m hurdles | 8.11 s | Lexington, Kentucky | 26 Feb 2012 |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Barbados | |||||
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 7th | 100 m H | 15.49 |
| 3rd | 300 m H | 44.23 | |||
| 4th | 4x100 m | 48.32 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 6th | 100 m H | 14.98 | |
| 2nd | 300 m H | 44.67 | |||
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 9th (h) | 100 m H | 15.31 |
| 7th | 300 m H | 46.86 | |||
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.90 |
| 2nd | 300 m H | 41.76 | |||
| 4th | 4x100 m | 47.05 | |||
| 3rd | 4x400 m | 3:49.78 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 1st | 100 m H | 13.72 | |
| 1st | 300 m H | 41.55 | |||
| 6th | 4x100 m | 51.79 | |||
| 3rd | 4x400 m | 3:47.38 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 14.04 (wind: -1.6 m/s) | |
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 3rd | 100 m H | 14.03 |
| 5th | Pentathlon | 3115 pts | |||
| World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 10th (sf) | 100m hurdles (76.2cm) | 13.79 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1st | 100 m H | 13.43 |
| 3rd | 4x100 m | 45.75 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 100m hurdles | 13.96 (wind: -2.4 m/s) | |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 1st | 100 m H | 13.88 | |
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | 100 m H | 13.31 (w) |
| — | 4x100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2nd | 4x400 m | 3:41.75 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 8th | 100 m H | 13.85 | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 100 m H | 13.24 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 31st (h) | 100 m H | 13.44 | |
| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.05 w (wind: +4.5 m/s) |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.37 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (h) | 100 m H | 13.47 | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 100 m H | 13.38 |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 7th (h)1 | 100m hurdles | 13.33 A (wind: +0.6m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 13.47 A (wind: -0.8 m/s) | |
1: Did not finish in the final,
References
- ↑ Track & Field - Kierre Beckles, South Carolina Gamecocks, retrieved January 2, 2015
- ↑ Kierre Beckles - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved January 2, 2015
- ↑ Biografía - General - BECKLES Kierre, ODECABE, retrieved January 2, 2015
External links
- Kierre Beckles profile at IAAF