Shiann Salmon

Shiann Salmon
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
ClubTBBTC
SprinTec
Coached byTonja Buford-Bailey
Maurice Wilson
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest4×400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Freeport400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2022 Freeport4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tampere4×400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San José400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2021 San José4×400 m mixed
Gold medal – first place2019 Queretaro4×400 m mixed
Silver medal – second place2019 Queretaro400 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2017 WillemstadHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2017 Willemstad4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2017 Willemstad400 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Youth (U18)
Gold medal – first place2016 St. George's400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2016 St. George'sHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2016 St. George's4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Basse-TerreHigh jump

Shiann Salmon (born 31 March 1999) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres.[1] She represented Jamaica at the 2019 and 2025 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Biography

Salmon was educated at Hydel High School in St. Catherine, Jamaica. She competed at the annual ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships. In her final year, she won four gold medals at the championship in the 400 metres, 400m hurdles, the 4 × 400 m relay, and the 4 × 100 m relay. [3]

Career

Salmon competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, placing second in the Women's 400 meters hurdles event and third in the Women's 400 meters relay.[1]

In 2019 Salmon finished second at the Jamaican Championships, qualifying her for the 2019 World Championships, where she made the semi-finals. She won the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m mixed relay gold medals in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[4][5]

In 2022, Salmon ran a new personal best of 53.82 s over 400 m hurdles to place second at the Jamaican Championships thus qualifying her for the 2022 World Championships where she made the semi-finals. She also competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning silver medals in the 400 m hurdles and Women's 4x400 m relay.[6]

At the 2023 World Championships, Salmon won a silver medal in the Women's 4x400 m relay, for her run in the heats.[7]

In 2024, Salmon finished third over 400 m hurdles at the Jamaican Championships, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She ran a personal best of 53.13 s to qualify for the final, where she finished sixth.[8] She won her first Diamond League at the Athletissima in Zurich, in a new personal best of 52.97 s, her first time under the 53-second barrier.[9]

In September 2025, Salmon finished eighth in the 400 m hurdles final at the World Championships with a time of 56.27 s.[10]

Statistics

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results[11]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdles6th55.89US$25,000
400 m4th52.25
2025 Miami SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdles4th54.62US$25,000
400 m5th52.17

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17} Nassau, Bahamas 3rd High jump 1.60 m
2015 CARIFTA Games (U18} Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st High jump 1.73 m
World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 1:05.56
2016 CARIFTA Games (U18} St. George's, Grenada 1st 400 m hurdles (76 cm) 59.50
1st High jump 1.82 m
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.31
2017 CARIFTA Games (U20} Willemstad, Curaçao 2nd 400 m hurdles (76 cm) 59.59
1st High jump 1.76 m
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.96
2018 CARIFTA Games (U20} Nassau, Bahamas 1st 400 m hurdles (76 cm) 56.22
– (f) 4 × 400 m relay DQ
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.11
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.90
2019 NACAC U23 Championships Querétaro, Mexico 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.83
1st 4 × 400 m relay mixed 3:16.99
World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.16
2021 NACAC U23 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m hurdles 58.29
1st 4 × 400 m relay mixed 3:20.71
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 8th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.16
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd 400 m hurdles 54.47
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.93
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1st 400 m hurdles 54.22
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.32
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.741
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 6th 400 m hurdles 53.29
– (f) 4 × 400 m relay DNF
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 400 m hurdles 56.27
2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 400 m hurdles 55.54

1Time from the heats; Salmon was replaced in the final.

Personal Bests

Personal bests (main event in bold):

References

  1. 1 2 "Shiann SALMON - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bittersweet symphony - Shiann Salmon has mixed feelings about Hydel departure Published: Sunday March 25, 2018 Marc Stamp/Gleaner Writer". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jamaica top standings with 69 medals at NACAC championships in Costa Rica". SportsMax. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jamaica Dominate First Day of NACAC Championships with 13 Medals". Caribbean National Weekly. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jamaica Women's 4x400m relay team upgraded to silver at Commonwealth Games after England is disqualified". Jamaica Observer. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "4x400 Metres Relay women". World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Burnett, Ian (6 September 2024). "Clarke, Salmon, Pinnock, and Peters claim wins at Zurich Diamond League". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Reid, Paul (19 September 2025). "Tokyo 2025: salmon finishes eighth in the women's 400m hurdles final". Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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