Andrenette Knight
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m hurdles: 53.26 (Székesfehérvár, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 FreeportMixed 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2014 Fort-de-France4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2014 Fort-de-France400m hurdles

Andrenette Knight (born 19 November 1996) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes over 400m hurdles.[1]

Career

Knight attended Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Jamaica where she ran in the relay team with Shericka Jackson. She then studied at the University of Virginia and left the collegiate system with a personal best of 55.75 seconds for the 400m hurdles. In 2022, she lowered this to 53.39 in Nashville.[2] Knight won two relay silver medals at the 2022 NACAC Championships.[3]

In 2023, she finished as runner-up at the Jamaican national championships.[4] She ran a personal best of 53.26s at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in July 2023.[5] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and qualified for the final of the 400m hurdles.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "A.Knight". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, Hubert (August 10, 2023). "Knight learns from Muhammad, inspired by Jackson". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women's 400m hurdles". Sports Star. August 17, 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Reid, Paul (July 18, 2023). "Knight runs 400m hurdles PB in Hungary, leads Jamaican sweep". Jamaica Observer.
  5. ↑ Lawrence, Hubert (July 28, 2023). "Personal best tells Knight she's making progress". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.


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