Megan Simmonds (formerly Megan Tapper, born 18 March 1994) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the sprint hurdles. She is an Olympic bronze medalist. [3]
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| Born | Megan Simmonds 18 March 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Technology, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MVP Track Club Elite Performance Hurdles Mechanics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60 mh 7.82 (Torun, 2026) 100 mh 12.34 (Kingston, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe 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 2018 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 2019 IAAF World Championships where she made the final in the 100m hurdles.
She was chosen to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal in 12.55s. [3]
Her personal best in the 100 metres hurdles is 12.34 seconds set in Kingston in 2025 at the JAAA National Senior Championships. [4] Later in the season at the Monaco Diamond League, she equaled that 12.34 PB winning her first DL race. [5] [6]
At the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, she finished 4th in 100 metres hurdles in 12.73s. [7]
Statistics
editCircuit performances
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 5th | 12.50 | US$30,000 |
| 100 m | 2nd | 11.33 | |||
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 3rd | 12.66 | US$25,000 |
| 100 m | 6th | 11.52 | |||
International competitions
edit1Did not finish in the final
References
edit- ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Retrieved 30 April 2018.[dead link]
- 1 2 "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- 1 2 Levy, Leighton. "Winning second national 100m hurdles title was like a miracle says Megan Tapper". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "national trials 2025: megan tapper takes 100m hurdles title in upset". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tapper, Scott deliver personal best efforts at Monaco Diamond League". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "megan simmonds athlete profile". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jackson looking forward to season after fast 200m in China". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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