Megan Tapper

{{short description|Jamaican hurdler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Use Jamaican English|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Megan Tapper

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Megan Simmonds

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6034465-megan-simmonds.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=30 April 2018}}

| height = 1.56 m{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/megan-simmonds |title=Rio 2016 bio |access-date=19 August 2016 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125210728/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/megan-simmonds |url-status=dead }}

| weight = 50 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = 100 metres hurdles

| education = University of Technology, Jamaica

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|100 m hurdles}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Lima|100 m hurdles}}

{{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2022 Freeport|100 m hurdles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2022 Freeport|4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Kamloops|100 m hurdles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Kamloops|4×100 m relay}}

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Megan Tapper (née Simmonds; born 18 March 1994) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She also represented her country in the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London where she made it to the semi-finals. In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth games finishing 7th in the final. In 2019, she was a member of the Jamaican shuttle hurdles relay in Yokohama, Japan as well as the team in Doha, Qatar at the world championships where she made the final in the 100m hurdles.

She was chosen to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics{{Cite web|last=Levy|first=Leighton|title=Winning second national 100m hurdles title was like a miracle says Megan Tapper|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-regional/item/84118-winning-second-national-100m-hurdles-title-was-like-a-miracle-says-megan-tapper|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.sportsmax.tv|language=en-gb}} where she won a bronze medal.

Her personal best in the 100 metres hurdles is 12.53 seconds set in Tokyo in 2021.