Shamier Little

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Shamier Khalia Little

| image = USATF day 4 2018 (29117465158).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Little at the 2018 USATF Championships in Des Moines

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1995|3|20}}

| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| hometown = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 7 in

| weight =

| employer = Adidas

| country = United States

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hurdles

| collegeteam = Texas A&M

| turnedpro = 2016

| pb = {{ubl

|400 m: 49.68 (Monaco 2023)

|400 m hurdles: 52.39 (Stockholm 2021)

}}

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}

}}

Shamier Little ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|m|ɪər}} {{respell|shə|MEER}}; born March 20, 1995) is an American track and field sprinter specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. As a 20-year-old college sophomore at Texas A&M University, Little was the 2015 US champion. She then went on to win the silver medal in her signature event at the 2015 and 2023 World Championships. In July 2021, she became the fifth fastest woman of all time at the event.

Early life

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Little is the child of athletic parents, her father a football cornerback and her mother a star basketball player and high jumper at Eastern Kentucky University. Shamier began participating in youth track and field as an 8 year old.{{Cite web |title=Shamier Little – Track and Field |url=https://12thman.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/shamier-little/3746 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com}} She made her first appearance at the national level at the 2004 USATF Youth Championships as a 100 meter sprinter running for the University of Chicago Youth Track Club.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2004/USATFJuniorOlympicTFChampionships/results/association/21.asp |title=Results – USATF Illinois Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships |publisher=Usatf.org\accessdate=2015-07-01}} She regularly participated in all comers track meets.{{cite web |url=http://www.uctc.org/m062305.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023224820/http://www.uctc.org/m062305.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2005 |title=UCTC Meet Results 6-23-05 |publisher=Uctc.org |date=June 23, 2005 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} Later Little ran for the Country Club Hills Gazelles both in USATF {{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2007/USAYouthOutdoorTFChampionships/results/fullResults.asp |title=Events - 2007 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships |publisher=USATF.org |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} and AAU competitions.{{cite web |url=http://image.aausports.org/sports/athletics/results/2007/trackfield/jogames2007girlsPerfList.htm |title=2007 AAU National Jr. Olympic Games - 7/28/2007 to 8/4/2007 : Knoxville, Tennessee : Performance List |publisher=Image.aausports.org |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://aauathletics.org/results/2009/jogames/girlsaauPerfList.htm |title=2009 AAU JO Games - 8/1/2009 to 8/8/2009 : Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa : Performance List |publisher=Aauathletics.org |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} None of her early youth competitions could be labeled exceptional.

At Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy in Chicago, Little got more serious setting the IHSA Class 2A records in 100 meters hurdles, 200 meters and 400 meters.{{cite web |url=http://www.ihsa.org/data/trg/records/eventrec.htm |title=IHSA Girls Track & Field Event Records |publisher=Ihsa.org |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} She won the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics at 400 hurdles.{{cite web |url=http://parser.dyestat.com/search.jsp?meetID=45524 |title=2011 Results - AAU JO Ntl Championships Day 5 2011-08-03 LA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country |publisher=Parser.dyestat.com |date=August 3, 2011 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} In 2012, she won the Arcadia Invitational in the 400 meters,{{cite web |url=http://parser.dyestat.com/search.jsp?meetID=50912&sql_start_meet=600 |title=2012 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2012-04-07 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country |publisher=Parser.dyestat.com |date=April 7, 2012 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} which she repeated in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://parser.dyestat.com/search.jsp?meetID=60183&sql_start_meet=600 |title=2013 Results - Arcadia Invitational 2013-04-06 CA - DyeStat.com TFX - The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country |publisher=Parser.dyestat.com |date=April 6, 2013 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} She won the Junior National Championships in 400 hurdles,{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/USA-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx |title=2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 : Bloomington, Indiana : Results |publisher=Usatf.org |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}

which qualified her for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but she did not finish the final, falling over the last hurdle while in medal contention.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/news/feature/women/400-metres-hurdles |title=Shamier Little 400m hurdles IAAF World Junior Championships Oregon 2014 |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} In 2013, Little tried 100 meters hurdles and 400 at the National Championships, finishing off the podium in both.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USA-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx |title=USA Track & Field – Results – Full |publisher=Usatf.org |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}

Career

After high school, Little chose to go to Texas A&M University. As a freshman, she won the NCAA Championships at 400 hurdles and helped her team get second place in the 4 × 400 meters relay. Later that summer, she won the 2014 World Junior Championships in the 400 hurdles.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/results/women/400-metres-hurdles/final/result |title=400 Metres Hurdles Result - IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}

In 2015, before winning the overall national championship, she repeated as NCAA Champion, running the #1 time worldwide to that point in the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/400-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior/2015 |title=400 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2015 |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.flashresults.com/2015_Meets/Outdoor/06-25_USATF/017-3_compiled.htm |title=Women 400 Meter Hurdles SR |publisher=Flashresults.com |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2015}} The National Championship offered Little an invitation to run in the 2015 Pan American Games, where she took the gold medal.

In 2016, Little won a third consecutive NCAA 400 m hurdles champion title.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Results.aspx |title=2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results |publisher=usatf.org |date=July 10, 2016 |accessdate=July 17, 2016}}

In October 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.{{cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12926457-grand-slam-track-adds-ten-new-talents-to-its-star-studded-roster|title=Grand Slam Track Adds Ten New Talents to Its Star-Studded Roster|publisher=FloTrack|accessdate=21 December 2024}}

Achievements

File:Shamier Little London 2017.jpg in London.]]

All information taken from World Athletics profile.

=Personal bests<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shamier LITTLE |url=https://doha.diamondleague.com/athletes/14443767.html |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=doha.diamondleague.com}}</ref>=

class="wikitable unsortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"\|Event !scope="col"\|Time (m:)s !scope="col"\|Wind !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Notes
200 meters !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|23.02 \| +1.5 m/s \|Baton Rouge, LA, United States \|align=right\|29 April 2023 \|
400 meters !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|49.68 \|{{n/a}} \|Monaco \|align=right\|21 July 2023 \|
400 meters indoor !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|50.57 \|{{n/a}} \|Fayetteville, AR, United States \|align=right\|21 February 2021 \|
600 meters indoor !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1:24.65 \|{{n/a}} \|Fayetteville, AR, United States \|align=right\|13 January 2023 \|8th woman all time
100 meters hurdles !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|13.77 \| +0.4 m/s \|Baton Rouge, LA, United States \|align=right\|3 May 2014 \|
400 meters hurdles !scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|52.39 \|{{n/a}} \|Stockholm, Sweden \|align=right\|4 July 2021 \|5th woman all time{{Cite web \|title=All time Top lists – 400 m hurdles Women – Senior Outdoor {{!}} until July 4, 2021\|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/hurdles/400-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-07-04\|access-date=2021-07-04\|website=World Athletics\|quote=Change filters for other age / territorial / time range}}

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scope="col"|Event

!scope="col"|Time (m:)s

!scope="col"|Wind

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Notes

200 meters

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|23.02

| +1.5 m/s

|Baton Rouge, LA, United States

|align=right|29 April 2023

400 meters

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|49.68

|{{n/a}}

|Monaco

|align=right|21 July 2023

400 meters indoor

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|50.57

|{{n/a}}

|Fayetteville, AR, United States

|align=right|21 February 2021

600 meters indoor

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1:24.65

|{{n/a}}

|Fayetteville, AR, United States

|align=right|13 January 2023

|8th woman all time

100 meters hurdles

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|13.77

| +0.4 m/s

|Baton Rouge, LA, United States

|align=right|3 May 2014

400 meters hurdles

!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|52.39

|{{n/a}}

|Stockholm, Sweden

|align=right|4 July 2021

|5th woman all time{{Cite web |title=All time Top lists – 400 m hurdles Women – Senior Outdoor {{!}} until July 4, 2021|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/hurdles/400-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-07-04|access-date=2021-07-04|website=World Athletics|quote=Change filters for other age / territorial / time range}}