Pedrya Seymour

Pedrya Seymour (born 29 May 1995) is an Bahamian Olympic athlete competing in hurdling events.[2] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m hurdles.[3]

Pedrya Seymour
Seymour in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995
Nassau, Bahamas
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m hurdles, 100 m hurdles
College teamIllinois Fighting Illini[1]

Career

She studied at University of Texas, Austin,[4] and University of Illinois, Champaign.[5]

She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. She placed 6th in the 2016 Summer Olympics finals in the 100 meters hurdles, and was the first Bahamian hurdler to make it to the finals.[6] She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games.[7]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Bahamas
2010 CARIFTA Games (U17) George Town, Cayman Islands 5th 300 m H (76.2 m) 44.48
3rd 4x400 m 3:48.86
2011 CARIFTA Games (U17) Montego Bay, Jamaica 4th 300 m H (76.2 m) 42.66
3rd 4x400 m 3:50.18
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, United States 3rd 4x400 m 3:42.61
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 6th 400 m H 64.07
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18)		 San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 400 m H (76.2 m) 60.91
– 4x400 m DQ
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 29th (h) 400 m H 61.09
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 4th 400 m H 62.25
3rd 4x400 m 3:45.95
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th (h) 60 m H 8.15
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 100 m H 12.83
3rd 4x100 m 45.17
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 100 m H 12.76
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th 100 m H 13.12
– 4x100 m DNF
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (sf) 100 m H 13.09

References
  1. "Pedrya Seymour - 2016-17 - Women's Track & Field - University of Illinois Athletics". fightingillini.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. Pedrya Seymour at World Athletics
  3. "Athletics - SEYMOUR Pedrya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. "Pedrya Seymour - Track & Field / Cross Country". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Pedrya Seymour - 2016-17 - Women's Track & Field". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Pedrya SEYMOUR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Athletics | Athlete Profile: SEYMOUR Pedrya - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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