Sparkle McKnight
Personal information
Born (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
EducationUniversity of Arkansas
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
College teamArkansas Razorbacks[2]

Sparkle Denise McKnight (born 21 December 1991) is a Trinidadian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] She represented her country at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. She was a reserve member of the Trinidadian 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics but ultimately was not chosen to compete. However, she did compete in the 400 m hurdles at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 6th 300 m hurdles 45.76
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 300 m hurdles 43.36
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:47.28
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 7th 400 m 56.80
6th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 14.88
2nd 300 m hurdles 43.65
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5th 400 m hurdles 64.47
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:43.65
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 9th (h) 400 m 56.82
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:47.38
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th 400 m 55.05
8th 400 m hurdles 66.00
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd 400 m 53.96
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.32
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 5th 400 m 54.80
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.49
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 25th (h) 400 m 55.01
2012 NACAC U23 Championships San José, Costa Rica 4th 400 m 52.79
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.03
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.64
World Championships Moscow, Russia 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 58.85
13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.50
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5th 400 m hurdles 57.30
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.31
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.41
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.85
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.21
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.80
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.59
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 7th 400 m hurdles 57.45
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 5th 400 m hurdles 55.56
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th 400 m hurdles 56.33
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 11th (h) 400 m hurdles 57.04

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ "Sparkle Mcknight". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sparkle McKnight". Arkansas Razorbacks. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sparkle McKnight". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sparkle McKnight at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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