Mikiah Janee Brisco (born July 14, 1996) is an American female track and field sprinter. She holds personal records of 10.96 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 22.59 seconds for the 200-meter dash. She also previously competed in the 100-meter hurdles, having a best of 12.85 seconds. She was a gold medallist at the 2019 IAAF World Relays and was the 60-meter dash national champion in 2020.[1]

Mikiah Brisco
Brisco at the 2018 national championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 (age 28)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 metres
100 metres
60 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
200 metres
College teamLouisiana State University
Turned pro2018
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.96 (2017)
200 m: 22.59 (2018)
100 m hurdles: 12.85 (2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 60 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Donetsk 100 m hurdles
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton 4×100 m relay

She is a multiple American collegiate national champion, taking the individual 100 m title in 2017 and the 4 × 100-meter relay title with the LSU Tigers track and field team in 2016 and 2018.[2] In her youth she was the 100 m hurdles bronze medallist at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics[3] and won hurdles and relay gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Brisco won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]

National titles

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Personal bests

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Outdoor
  • 100 m: 10.96 (2017)
  • 200 m: 22.59 (2018)
  • 100 m hurdles: 12.85 (2017)
Indoor
  • 60 m: 6.99 (2022)
  • 200 m: 22.81 (2018)
  • 60 m hurdles: 7.98 (2017)
  • Long jump: 5.41 m (2014)

References

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  1. ^ Mikiah Brisco. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. ^ Mikiah Brisco profile LSU Tigers track and field
  3. ^ "Hall finished second in a US youth record of 13.01, while team-mate Mikiah Brisco took the bronze with 13.29". World Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Americans Mikiah Brisco, in 6.99sec, and Marybeth Sant-Price (7.04) claimed silver and bronze at the Stark Arena". France24.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.


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