Tissanna Hickling (born 7 January 1998) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the long jump.[3] She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Tissanna Hickling
Personal information
Born (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Athletics World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 London 4×100 m relay[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London Long jump[1]
Pan Am Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Long jump[2]
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto Long jump[2]
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Trujillo Long jump

She has qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Her personal best in the event is 6.82 metres (+1.7 m/s) set in Kingston in 2019).[citation needed]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Jamaica
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 14th (q) Long jump 5.85 m
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 3rd Long jump 5.84 m
3rd Triple jump 12.17 m
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 6th Long jump 5.70 m
5th Triple jump 12.68 m
2017 CARIFTA Games (U20) Willemstad, Curaçao 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.83 s
1st Long jump 6.22 m
2nd Triple jump 12.87 m
Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd Long jump 6.36 m
6th Triple jump 12.85 m
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.60 s
3rd Long jump 6.47 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd Long jump 6.38
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Long jump 6.59 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (q) Long jump 6.49 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 25th (q) Long jump 6.19 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 30th (q) Long jump 6.29 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th Long jump 6.43 m

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Final Results" (PDF). LiveCache SportResult. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tissanna HICKLING - Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tissanna Hickling at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". Jamaica Gleaner. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.