{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = | image = File:Ackera Nugent.jpg | imagesize = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | caption = Nugent at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles final | nationality = {{flag|Jamaica}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|29 April 2002}} | birth_place = Jamaica | sport = Track and field | event = Sprints, Hurdles | collegeteam = Arkansas Razorbacks | club = Hurdles Mechanics <br> Racers Track Club | pb = '''100 m''': 11.09 (Texas 2021)<br> '''200 m''': 23.10 (Gainesville 2023)<br>'''100 mH''': 12.24 (Rome 2024) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }} {{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Nanjing|60 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition|Diamond League}} {{Medal|1st|2025|100 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2021 Nairobi|100 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Youth Olympics }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Buenos Aires | 100 m hurdles }} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 San Jose|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships <br> (U20)}} {{MedalGold | 2021 San José|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships <br> (U18)}} {{MedalSilver | 2019 Queretaro|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalGold | 2019 Queretaro|4×100m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Carifta Games <br> Junior (U20)}} {{Medal|Gold |2019 George Town | 100 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Gold |2019 George Town | 4x100 meters relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Carifta Games <br> Youth (U18}} {{Medal|Silver |2018 Nassau | 100 m hurdles}} }}
'''Ackera Nugent''' (born 29 April 2002)<ref name="WA Profile">{{Cite web|title=Ackera NUGENT - Athlete Profile|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/ackera-nugent-14685249|access-date=2021-08-23|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in sprint hurdles. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m hurdles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 August 2021|title=Gold for Jamaica's Ackera Nugent at World Athletics Under-20 Champs|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Gold_for_Jamaica%26%238217;s_Ackera_Nugent_at_World_Athletics_Under-20_Champs|url-status=live|access-date=23 August 2021|website=Jamaica Observer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821142120/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Gold_for_Jamaica%26%238217;s_Ackera_Nugent_at_World_Athletics_Under-20_Champs |archive-date=2021-08-21 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nugent strikes 100m hurdles gold for Jamaica, Vascianna takes silver in men's event|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-international/item/86507-nugent-strikes-100m-hurdles-gold-for-jamaica|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-23|website=www.sportsmax.tv|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823001451/https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-international/item/86507-nugent-strikes-100m-hurdles-gold-for-jamaica|archive-date=2021-08-23}}</ref>
==Biography== Nugent attended Excelsior High School in Kingston, home of the Eagles. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in communications and media studies, after transferring from Baylor University. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/women-in-athletics/news/ackera-nugent-jamaica-60m-100m-hurdles-nanjing|title= "It was my destiny" – Nugent's path to the world indoor podium|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref>
==Career== In 2019, at the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, she won the class two 100 metres hurdles in 12.91, a Champs record, captured gold and entered the spotlight. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://gallery.jamaica-gleaner.com/gallery/day-five-issa-boys-and-girls-championship-/501620_.jpg.php|title= gallery day five ISSA boys and girls championships|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/ackera-nugent/|title= ackera nugent career highlights high school|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref>
==2021== In 2021, Nugent set an under-20 60m hurdles world record with a time of 7.91s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/ackera-nugent/|title=Ackera Nugent - Arkansas Razorbacks|website=Arkansas Razorbacks|date=2 January 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> She won gold at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and came third in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also making the final of the 100 metres, where she came ninth.<ref name="WA Profile" /> Nugent won gold in the 100m Hurdles at the World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 12.95s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackalerts.com/2021/08/ackera-nugent-strikes-100h-gold-in-nairobi/|title=Ackera Nugent strikes 100h gold in Nairobi|last=Foster|first=Anthony|website=Trackalerts|date=August 22, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
==2022== Nugent ran a big personal best over 100m hurdles in 2022, improving to 12.45s.<ref name="WA Profile" /> She qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships however missed them due to an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/100375-ankle-injury-forces-ackera-nugent-out-of-ncaa-and-jamaica-s-national-championships|title=Ankle injury forces Ackera Nugent out of NCAA and Jamaica's National Championships|last=Levy|first=Leighton|date=June 2, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
==2023== In 2023, Nugent ran a new Jamaican national record over 60m hurdles, with a time of 7.72s in Albuquerque.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2023/024-1.pdf|title=60m Hurdles Prelims Results|work=Flash Results|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref> She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished fifth in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-100H-W-f----.RS6.pdf|title= 100 Metres Hurdles Women - Final|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
==2024== Nugent ran a Jamaican national record over 100m hurdles at the 2024 Jamaican Championships, clocking a time of 12.28s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2024-thompson-jackson|title=National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica|date=June 30, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024|website=World Athletics}}</ref> In July 2024, she was officially selected in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/news/article/jamaica-team-paris-2024-olympic-games|title=Jamaica names team for Paris Olympic Games|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024|website=World Athletics}}</ref>
In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12907843-grand-slam-track-league-signs-roshawn-clarke-and-ackera-nugent|title=Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent|publisher=FloTrack|accessdate=21 December 2024}}</ref>
==2025== She represented Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China coming in third for bronze in 7.74s. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/world-athletics-indoor-championships-7136586/results/women/60-metres-hurdles/final/result|title= 60 Metres Hurdles women23 Mar 2025|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref> In addition, she is the Wanda Diamond League season winner in the 100mh. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.diamondleague.com/athlete/14685249/|title= ackera nugent athlete profile|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref>
==2026== She opened her season at the Camperdown Classics in Kingston running the 400m in a personal best 55.63 to win. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUwdIfJkipN/| title= yardie_sportsja race video|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref> At Velocity Fest 18, she finished the Final Two 200 metres 3rd in 23.35 (+1.4). <ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/calendar-results/7237812/result?eventId=10229510&gender=W|title= Velocity Fest #18 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 21 MAR 2026|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref> For the Shanghai DL, she ran against a stacked field including Masai Russell and training partner Tobi Amusan recording 12.98 in 6th for her first hurdles race of the season. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/programme-results/|title= Programme & Results 100m Hurdles Women|accessdate= 2026-05-16}}</ref>
== Achievements == === Personal bests === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left !Type !Distance !Result !Venue !Date !Notes |- | rowspan="6" |Outdoor |100 metres | align="center" |11.09 |College Station, United States |27 May 2021 |(Wind: +1.6 m/s) |- |200 metres | align="center" |23.10 |Gainesville, United States |14 April 2023 |(Wind: +1.2 m/s) |- |400 metres | align="center" |55.63 |Kingston, Jamaica |14 February 2026 | align="center" | |- |100 metres hurdles | align="center" |12.24 |Rome, Italy |30 August 2024 | align="center" |(Wind: -0.4 m/s), {{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}} |- |400 metres hurdles | align="center" |59.80 |Kingston, Jamaica |9 March 2019 | |- |Long jump | align="center" |5.01 m |Kingston, Jamaica |13 June 2015 |(Wind: +0.0 m/s) |- | rowspan="4" |Indoor |60 metres | align="center" |7.20 |Fayetteville, United States |25 February 2023 | |- |50 metres hurdles | align="center" |6.68{{AthAbbr|+}} |Liévin, France |26 January 2024 | |- |60 metres hurdles | align="center" |7.72 |Albuquerque, United States |10 March 2023 | align="center" |{{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}} |- |200 metres {{AthAbbr|sh}} | align="center" |24.13 |Lubbock, United States |30 January 2021 | |- ! ! colspan="5" |Team events |- |Outdoor |4 x 100 metres relay | align="center" |42.83 |Austin, United States |10 June 2023 | |- |Indoor |4 x 400 metres relay {{AthAbbr|sh}} | align="center" |3:39.48 |Lubbock, United States |15 January 2022 | |}
=== International competitions === {|{{AchievementTable|nation=JAM|Event=yes|Result=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |rowspan=3|2018 |CARIFTA Games (U18) |Nassau, Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) |13.35 |- |World U20 Championships |Tampere, Finland | — ||4 x 100 m |DQ |- |Youth Olympic Games |Buenos Aires, Argentina |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) |26.41 |- |rowspan=5|2019 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|George Town, Cayman Islands |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.24 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 x 100 m |44.25 |- |rowspan=2|NACAC U18 Championships |rowspan=2|Queretaro, Mexico |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) |13.50 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 x 100 m |45.02 |- |Pan American U20 Championships |San José, Costa Rica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles |13.37 |- |rowspan=2|2021 |NACAC U20 Championships |San José, Costa Rica |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.64 |- |World U20 Championships |Nairobi, Kenya |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |12.95 |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |5th |100 m hurdles |12.61 |- |2024 |Olympic Games<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results|url= https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73B1_ATHW100MHURD----------FNL-000100--.pdf|website=Olympics|access-date=10 August 2024|date=10 August 2024}}</ref> |Paris, France |— |100 m hurdles |DNF |- |rowspan=2|2025 |World Indoor Championships |Nanjing, China |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |60 m hurdles |7.74 |- |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan |9th (sf) |100 m hurdles |12.63 |}
=== Circuit performances === {{Grand Slam Track}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{World Athletics|jamaica/ackera-nugent-14685249}} * {{TFRRS}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nugent, Ackera}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican women sprinters Category:Jamaican women hurdlers Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Baylor Bears women's track and field athletes Category:21st-century Jamaican sportswomen Category:Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes Category:Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:Diamond League winners Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica