Shericka Jackson Net Worth: Age, Career, World Records, Injuries, Husband, How Rich is she in 2025?

, having win numerous titles at World Championships and Olympics while posting impressive times.

The and she is always mentioned among favourites ahead of any major championship.

This because of the meteoric risehas had since bursting onto the scene 20 years ago as a junior athlete before blossoming into a world beater as a senior.

How Old is Shericka Jackson?

was born on July 16, 1994 in Saint Ann, Jamaica.

Shericka Jackson’s Athletics Career

Like many athletes, l when she participated in track and field at Steer Town Academy and Vere Technical schools.

first represented Jamaica at age 14 in the CARIFTA Games in 2008, winning the 400m title and 4x400m titles, and since then, she has never looked back.

She would represent Jamaica at three more CARIFTA Games, winning titles at all of them, before making her senior appearance at the 2014 World Relays when she was part of Team Jamaica that won silver in 4x400m relays.

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since she started her sprinting career and even when she made the leap into senior races, she maintained the distance.

It saw her win bronze over the disgrace at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics while there were team medals also such as gold in 4x400m at the 2015 Worlds, silver in 4x400m at 2016 Olympics and gold in 4x200m at the 2016 World Relays.

Shericka Jackson tested the waters in 200m in 2018 and won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia as well as gold at the NACAC Championships.

That gave her encouragement and with a push from legendary coach Stephen Francis, she made the switch to 100m and 200m in 2021.

that year, clocking a then personal best 10.76 seconds, behind Elaine Thompson-Hera and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, but she could not go past the heats in 200m.

She, however, was part of team Jamaica that won gold in 4x100m and bronze in 4x400m relays at the same Games.

At the 2022 World Championships, Shericka Jackson took it a notch higher and won gold in 200m, clocking a national record 21.45 seconds, and won silver in 200m as well as 4x100m relays.

The following year, she retained her 200m world title, posting 21.41 seconds, the second best of all-time over the distance, making her the fastest 200m runner alive, and she went on to add silver in 100m, finishing in 10.72 seconds, just behind American Sha’Carri Richardson, all at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

, therefore, is the first athlete in World Championship history to win medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m, including the 4x100m and 4x400m relays and the second in history, behind Marita Koch, to win medals in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m at the World Championships and/or the Olympic Games.

Has Shericka Jackson broken any World Records?

but her 100m personal best of 10.65 seconds recorded in Kingston, Jamaica in July 2023, makes her the fifth fastest of all-time over the distance while in the 200m, she is the second fastest woman in history.

Her 200m personal best of 21.41 seconds, clocked as she won gold at the 2023 World Championships, is only bettered by the world record of 21.34 seconds posted by the late American Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but she remains the fastest woman alive over the distance.

Shericka Jackson’s Injuries

Shericka Jackson has rarely suffered long-term injuries but it was in 2024 when misfortune struck.

At the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in July 2024, she pulled up while in her race, holding her hamstring and what was thought to be a minor issue turned into a major problem as it

Is Shericka Jackson Married?

Nothing is known about Shericka Jackson’s marital status as she prefers to keep per personal life private.