Sparkle McKnight

Sparkle McKnight

Personal information
Born	21 September 1991 Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Education	University of Arkansas
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks[2]

Sparkle McKnight (born 21 September 1991) is a Trinidadian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.^[3] She represented her country at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. She was a reserve member of the Trinidadian 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics but ultimately was not chosen to compete.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2006	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	6th	300 m hurdles	45.76
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	300 m hurdles	43.36
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:47.28
2007	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	7th	400 m	56.80
			6th	100 m hurdles (76.2cm)	14.88
			2nd	300 m hurdles	43.65
2008	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	5th	400 m hurdles	64.47
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:43.65
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	9th (h)	400 m	56.82
			4th	4x400 m relay	3:47.38
	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	6th	400 m	55.05
			8th	400 m hurdles	66.00
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	2nd	400 m	53.96
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:37.32
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	5th	400 m	54.80
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:38.49
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	25th (h)	400 m	55.01
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	San José, Costa Rica	4th	400 m	52.79
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:33.03
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	4x400 m relay	3:30.64
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.85
			13th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:33.50
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	400 m hurdles	57.30
			7th	4x400 m relay	3:33.31
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.41
			5th	4x400 m relay	3:33.85
	World Championships	Beijing, China	17th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.21
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	30th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.80

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.29 (+1.9 m/s, Lubbock 2012)
• 400 metres – 52.17 (Tempe 2013)
• 400 metres hurdles – 55.41 (San José, Costa Rica 2015)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 52.52 (Fayetteville 2013)

References

1. "Sparkle Mcknight". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
2. "Sparkle McKnight". Arkansas Razorbacks. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
3. "Sparkle McKnight". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

External links

• Sparkle McKnight profile at IAAF