Sophia Hunter

Sophia Hunter
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
100 metres hurdles
Medal record
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1987 Zagreb400m hurdles

Sophia Loren Hunter (born 9 December 1964) is a Jamaican-American hurdler. She represented Jamaica in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics and later competed for the United States[1][2]

Career

Hunter competed for the Delaware State Hornets track and field team in the NCAA. During her collegiate career she set or equivalized 18 school records and reached the NCAA Championships final in the 100 metres hurdles three consecutive years, placing seventh in 1984, fourth in 1985 and sixth in 1986.[3]

She later changed her sporting allegiance to the United States and competed at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[4] Her best finish at the USA Championships came in 1987, when she placed third in the 100 metres hurdles.[5] She also finished fifth in the 400 metres hurdles that year, and was ranked fourth among American 100m hurdlers for the 1987 season by Track & Field News.[3][6]

Hunter competed in the 100m hurdles at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, reaching the semi-finals by running 13.19s in her heat and 13.26s in her semifinal.[3][7][8]

At the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, competing for the United States, she won the bronze medal in the 400 metres hurdles in 55.45s.[3][6]

Personal bests

100m hurdles: 12.96s (1987)[3][6]

400m hurdles: 55.40s (1987)[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sophia Hunter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sophia Hunter". Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Olympedia – Sophia Hunter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Sophia Hunter at Olympedia
  5. ↑ "Track and Field Results At San Jose, Calif., June 26 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Sophia HUNTER | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "100 Metres Hurdles Result | 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "100 Metres Hurdles Result | 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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