Sha'Carri Richardson facts for kids

Richardson in 2023
Quick facts for kids Personal information
Born	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Agent	Renaldo Nehemiah
Height	5 ft 1 in
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	LSU Lady Tigers (2018–2019)
Turned pro	June 2019
Coached by	Dennis Mitchell
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.65 (Budapest 2023) 200 m: 21.92 (Budapest 2023) Indoors 60 m: 7.20i (Fayetteville 2019) 200 m: 23.08i (Fayetteville 2019)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States World Championships Gold 2023 Budapest 100 m Gold 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay Bronze 2023 Budapest 200 m Pan American U20 Championships Gold 2017 Trujillo 4×100 m relay

Sha'Carri Richardson (/ʃəˈkɛri/ shə-KERR-ee; born March 25, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters races. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships. This winning time made her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years old.

In April 2021, Richardson ran a new personal best of 10.72 seconds, becoming the sixth-fastest woman of all time (at the time) and the fourth-fastest American woman in history. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning the women's 100-meter dash with 10.86 in the United States Olympic Trials. ..... After successfully completing a counseling program, she accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on June 28, 2021. In July 2023, she became the US national champion in the women's 100 metres at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 10.82 seconds.

Richardson won gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds. On the penultimate day of the 2023 World Championships, she would also go on to win gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4x100m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds.

Early career

As a teenager, Sha'Carri Richardson won the 100 m title at the AAU Junior Olympics—the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States—in 2016, then another title at the USATF Junior Olympics in 2017. She made her international debut at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, where she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay alongside Gabriele Cunningham, Rebekah Smith, and Tara Davis.

Louisiana State University

In 2018, Richardson enrolled at Louisiana State University and began competing for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team. She was a finalist in the 60-meter dash at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.

At the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, the 19-year-old completed the second-best female one-day double in history after Merlene Ottey, breaking two world U20 records. She won the 100 m with a time of 10.75 s, setting a collegiate record and improving Marlies Göhr's 42-year-old world U20 best. In the 200 m, she placed runner-up by less than one hundredth of a second in a time of 22.17 s, breaking Allyson Felix's record set at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She also ran in the 4 × 100 m relay which finished second.

Four days after the NCAA Championships, she announced she would forgo collegiate eligibility after her first year, and sign a professional contract. She trains with former Olympic sprinter Dennis Mitchell and is sponsored by Nike.

Professional career

2021: Tokyo Olympics and suspension

Richardson qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics with a 100-meter time of 10.86 seconds at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials. It was 0.13 seconds faster than Javianne Oliver, who finished second. A urine sample that she submitted tested positive for banned substances putting her participation in the Olympics in doubt. After successfully completing a counseling program, she accepted a one-month suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that began on June 28, 2021. While Richardson was ineligible for the Olympic 100 meters due to the suspension ending on July 27, 2021, she could have been eligible for the Women's 4 × 100 relay scheduled for August 5, 2021. However, she was not selected, thereby missing the Olympics entirely.

Richardson returned to the track at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic, placing ninth – last place – with a time of 11.14 seconds. The Tokyo medalists, Jamaicans Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, repeated their placements.

2022: qualification misstep

Despite solid early-season performances, Richardson missed out on the finals of the 100 m and 200 m at the 2022 USATF Championships, and as a result, did not compete at the home 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

2023–present

Richardson winning the world 100 m final.

On April 8, 2023, she ran the fourth-fastest 100 m by a woman in all conditions, clocking 10.57 seconds with a strong, illegal 4.1 m/s tailwind to win the women's final at the Miramar Invitational. It converts to 10.77 s in still conditions. In May 2023, she secured her first Diamond League victory, winning the 100 m in Doha with a new meeting record of 10.76 s (+0.9 m/s).

In July 2023, Richardson participated at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. On July 7, 2023, Richardson became the US national champion in the 100-metre sprint event by winning the women's 100m final in 10.82 seconds, qualifying for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. On the third day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she won her first major individual title on the international stage, winning gold in the women's 100-metre sprint event in a championship record of 10.65 seconds. On August 25, 2023, she won bronze in the women's 200 m final in 21.92 seconds, finishing behind USA teammate Gabrielle Thomas (21.81), and defending women's 200m world champion Shericka Jackson (21:41 CR). She would also go on to win gold as part of Team USA in the women's 4x100m relay final with a championship record of 41.03 seconds. Her teammates in this event were Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, and Gabrielle Thomas.

Personal life

Richardson was raised by her grandmother Betty Harp and an aunt. In 2021, a week before her qualifying race for the 2020 Summer Olympics, her biological mother died. Richardson knew nothing of her mother's passing until she was asked about it by a reporter. .....

She is noted for her long nails and colorful hair on the field, and she has stated that her style is inspired by that of Florence Griffith Joyner.

In 2021, Richardson stated that she has a girlfriend. She gave a Twitter shout-out to the LGBTQ community immediately after her win in June 2021.

Achievements

International competitions

Circuit wins

• Diamond League
  • 2023: Doha Diamond League (WL MR), Chorzów Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Zürich Weltklasse

National titles

• NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 2019
• AAU Junior Olympics
  • 100 m: 2016, 2017
• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 2023

Namesakes

In 2023, a track at John Kincaide Stadium was renamed the Sha'Carri Richardson Track.

November 10, 2023 was declared Sha'Carri Richardson Day in Dallas, Texas.

See also

In Spanish: Sha'Carri Richardson para niños

• 2019 in 100 metres
• 2020 in 100 metres
• 2021 in 100 metres
• 2022 in 100 metres