Dejanea Oakley
{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter}}
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| pb = 400m: 49.65 s (Eugene, 2025)
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{{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2022 Cali|4x400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Mayagüez|400 m}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Mayagüez|4×100 m relay}}
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Dejanea Oakley (born 4 July 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes primarily over 400 metres. She was runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Championships and the 2025
Jamaican Championships.{{cite web|title= Dejeanea Oakley|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/dejanea-oakley-14836164|website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2025}}
Early life
She attended Clarendon College in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/high-school/champs/st-jago-s-gregory-prince-clarendon-college-s-dejanea-oakley-the-stars-on-a-night-of-400m-personal-bests|website=SportsMax|accessdate=29 June 2025|title= St Jago's Gregory Prince, Clarendon College's Dejanea Oakley the stars on a night of 400m personal bests|first= Leighton|last= Levy |date=7 April 2022}}
Career
She won a silver medal as part of the Jamaican women 4 x 400m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, having placed fifth in the individual 400 metres in a personal best of 52.31 seconds. She won a bronze medal in the 400m and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/jamaican-sprinter-dejanea-oakley-signs-nil-deal-with-swiss-sportswear-brand-on |title= Jamaican Sprinter Dejanea Oakley Signs NIL Deal with Swiss Sportswear Brand On |website=SportsMax|accessdate=29 June 2025|date=22 May 2025|first=Leighton|last=Levy}}
She competed in the United States college system for the University of Texas before transferring to the University of Georgia in 2024.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/ncaa-athletics/dejeana-oakley-flourishing-after-move-to-georgia-still-weighing-200m-or-400m-for-jamaicas-world-championship-team |title=Dejanea Oakley Flourishing After Move to Georgia, Still Weighing 200m or 400m for Jamaica's World Championship Team|website=SportsMax|accessdate=29 June 2025|date=28 March 2025|first=Leighton|last=Levy}} She qualified for the final of the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, running the 400 metres in a time of 51.85 seconds in the semi-final, before placing third in the final in 51.15 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/ncaa-athletics/five-jamaicans-advance-to-ncaa-indoor-finals-in-virginia-beach|website=SportsMax|accessdate=15 June 2025|title= Five Jamaican Women Advance to NCAA Indoor Finals in Virginia Beach|date=14 March 2025|first=Leighton|last=Levy}}{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221476?eventId=10229577|website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2025|title= NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|date=15 March 2025}}
She finished second over 400 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon having lowered her personal best to 50.18 seconds in the semi-final before running 49.65 on the final to finish behind Aaliyah Butler.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65039729/2025-ncaa-outdoor-track-championships-results/|website=Runnersworld|accessdate=15 June 2025|title= Results from the 2025 DI NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|first=Theo|last=Kahler|date=14 June 2025}}{{cite web|title= NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|date=11 June 2025|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 June 2025|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222970?eventId=10229511}}{{cite web |url= https://iriefm.net/dejanea-oakley-among-jamaican-winners-on-day-two-of-ncca-track-and-field-championship-in-eugene-oregon/|website=iriefm.net|accessdate=29 June 2025|title= Dejanea Oakley among Jamaican winners on day two of NCCA Track and Field Championship in Eugene, Oregon|date=13 June 2025|first= Dwight|last= Fraser}} She signed a name image and likeness (NIL) contract with sportswear brand On in 2025.
She finished in second place in 50.08 seconds behind defending champion Nickisha Pryce in the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica in June 2025, having previously won her semi-final in 51.15 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/pryce-powell-lead-charge-into-400m-finals-at-national-champs|website=Sportamax|accessdate=28 June 2025|title= Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs|first=Sherdon|last=Cowan|date=27 June 2025}}{{cite web|title= Jamaican Championships |website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7226886?eventId=10229511|date=29 June 2025
}}{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/oakley-remembers-who-she-was-and-storms-back-to-clinch-world-championship-spot|website=SportsMax|access-date=30 June 2025|title= Oakley Remembers Who She Was and Storms Back to Clinch World Championship Spot|date=30 June 2025|first=Leighton|last=Levy}} She finished fifth over 400 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6792/results-eugene-diamond-league-pre-classic-2025 |website=Watch Athletics Weekly|accessdate=6 July 2025|title= Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025 |date=5 July 2025}} She was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/tia-clayton-returns-as-jamaica-names-powerhouse-team-for-nacac-championships-in-bahamas|website=SportsMax|accessdate=9 July 2025|title= Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=9 July 2025}}
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