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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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She attended [[Western Texas College]] and the [[University of Texas at El Paso]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2024/05/31/neisha-burgher-stamps-herself-as-a-utep-all-time-great-in-senior-season/73899395007/|website=elpasotimes|accessdate=1 July 2024|title= Neisha Burgher stamps herself as a UTEP all-time great in senior season|first=Bret|last=Blomquist}}</ref> |
From [[St. Thomas, Jamaica]], she started running competetive meets whilst still in primary school. She attended [[Western Texas College]] and the [[University of Texas at El Paso]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2024/05/31/neisha-burgher-stamps-herself-as-a-utep-all-time-great-in-senior-season/73899395007/|website=elpasotimes|accessdate=1 July 2024|title= Neisha Burgher stamps herself as a UTEP all-time great in senior season|first=Bret|last=Blomquist}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 11:14, 1 July 2024
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.06 (El Paso, 2024) 200m: 22.39 (Kingston, 2024) |
Niesha Burgher (born 8 August 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. She finished third at the Jamaican national championships over 200 metres in 2024.[1]
Early life
From St. Thomas, Jamaica, she started running competetive meets whilst still in primary school. She attended Western Texas College and the University of Texas at El Paso.[2]
Career
In January 2023, in her debut race for UTEP, she broke Tobi Amusan's school record in the indoor 200 metres, running 23.20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[3][4]
She placed third in the 200 meters at the 2024 Jamaican Championships on 30 June 2024, running a personal best time of 20.39 seconds to earn a place in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Niesha Burgher". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Blomquist, Bret. "Neisha Burgher stamps herself as a UTEP all-time great in senior season". elpasotimes. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational". World Athletics. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Blomquist, Bret. "Faces off the field: UTEP track's Niesha Burgher". elpasotimes. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (June 30, 2024). "Shericka Jackson and Bryan Levell crowned 200m champions at Jamaica National Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Bea (30 June 2024). "UTEP's Niesha Burgher is headed to her first Olympic Games, Paris 2024". kvia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.