{{short description|Jamaican middle-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Aisha Praught | image = Aisha Praught 2016.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = Aisha Praught at the 2016 Olympics | fullname = Aisha Praught-Leer | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Moline, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.62 m | weight = 50 kg | spouse = Will Leer (2016–present) | country = {{JAM}} | sport = Track and field | event = 3000 m steeplechase | worlds = {{ubl |'''2015 Beijing''' |3000 m s’chase - <s>26th</s> DQ |'''2017 London''' |3000 m s’chase - <s>14th</s> DQ |'''2019 Doha''' |1500 m - 29th (h) }} | olympics = {{ubl |'''2016 Rio de Janeiro''' |3000 m s’chase - 14th |'''2020 Tokyo''' |1500 m - 40th (h) }} | pb = {{ubl |'''Outdoor''' |'''800 m:''' 2:05.31 (Kingston 2021) |'''1500 m:''' 4:05.52 (Kawasaki 2015) |'''Mile:''' 4:26.14 (Monaco 2019) |'''3000 m:''' 8:53.43 (Lucerne 2017) |'''5000 m:''' 15:07.50 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}}''' (Los Angeles 2019) |'''3000 m s’chase:''' 9:14.09 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}}''' (Brussels 2018) |'''Indoor''' |'''1500 m:''' 4:04.95 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}}''' (Boston 2018) |'''Mile:''' 4:32.86 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} (Birmingham 2015) |'''3000 m:''' 8:41.10 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Jamaican}}''' (New York 2018) }} | <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Gold Coast|3000 m s'chase}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Silver |2019 Lima|1500 m}} | updated = 9 August 2019 }}
'''Aisha Praught-Leer''' (born 14 December 1989 in Moline, Illinois) is a middle-distance runner from Illinois competing for Jamaica. She attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Moline High School. Praught competed in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics after running the 1500 meters and steeplechase standards in 2015. Praught competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was disqualified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-3KSC-W-h----.RS6.pdf |title=Women's 3000 metres steeplechase heats results|publisher=IAAF | accessdate=29 August 2015}}</ref> She was the gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
==Biography== Although raised by two white American parents, Aisha's biological father is a Jamaican reggae musician with whom her mother had a relationship for several years. The relationship ended after Aisha's mother returned to the United States to give birth. She married her current husband four years after Aisha's birth. In 2013, Aisha travelled to Germany to meet her birth father for the first time. She then decided to represent Jamaica to honour her heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/31986-reconnecting-with-her-heritage-aisha-praught-to-represent-jamaica |title=Reconnecting With Her Heritage, Aisha Praught to Represent Jamaica|publisher=Flo Track| accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> She married professional runner Will Leer in 2016.
She is now a correspondent for Citius Mag, where she covers track and field events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9XxWjy-s2/?img_index=1 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
==2016 Olympics== In the steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, Praught was involved in an incident that also left Etenesh Diro and Sara Louise Treacy lying on the track. All three athletes were advanced to the final, where Praught beat Diro to finish in 14th place.
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China | – |3000 m s'chase |DQ |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |14th |3000 m s'chase |9:34.20 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |4th (h) |3000 m s'chase |9:26.37<sup>1</sup> |- |rowspan=2|2018 |World Indoor Championships |Birmingham, United Kingdom |6th |1500 m |4:12.86 |- |Commonwealth Games |Gold Coast, Australia |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |9:21.00 |- |rowspan=2|2019 |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:08.26 |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |29th (h) |1500 m |4:09.81 |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |40th (h) |1500 m |4:15.31 |- |2023 |Pan American Games |Santiago, Chile |6th |5000 m |16:23.06 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final
==Personal records== * 1500 m: 4:04.95 * 3000 m: 8:41.10 * 5000 m: 15:07.5 * 3000 m steeplechase: 9:14.09<ref>http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=673989 Illinois State Season Best and key races</ref><ref>http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/6/30/TF_alltimerecords.pdf MVC Records as of September 2015</ref>
==See also== * Jamaica at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics|14361190|Aisha Praught-Leer}} * {{Diamond League|14361190|Aisha Praught-Leer}} * {{TFRRS|2204142|Aisha Praught}} * {{Olympedia|130717|Aisha Praught}} * {{Olympics.com profile|aisha-praught|Aisha Praught}} * {{2019 Pan American Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n1138360-praught-aisha|Aisha Praught}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084302/http://goredbirds.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/praught_aisha00.html |title=Aisha Praught at Illinois State University |date=dmy}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906095309/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/321881 |title=Aisha Praught at All-Athletics.com |date=dmy}}
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