Aliyah Abrams

Aliyah Abrams
Aliyah Abrams in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGuyanese
Born (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryGuyana
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
College teamSouth Carolina Gamecocks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 50.20 2023
  • Indoors
  • 400 m: 51.57i AR 2022

Aliyah Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[2][3]

She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[4]

She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[6]

Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.[4]

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ "Aliyah Abrams - Track and Field". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Aliyah Abrams". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's 400m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record". Stabroek News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.


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