# Elaine Thompson-Herah > Jamaican athletics competitor **Wikidata**: [Q20035636](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20035636) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Thompson-Herah) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/elaine-thompson-herah ## Summary Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican athletics competitor and sprinter born on June 28, 1992. She represents Jamaica in international track and field competitions, specializing in sprint events up to 400 meters. She has received the World Athlete of the Year award and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year award. ## Biography - Born: June 28, 1992 - Nationality: Jamaican - Known for: Sprinting in track and field athletics competitions - Field(s): Athletics (track and field, sprinting) - Work period (start): 2013 ## Contributions Elaine Thompson-Herah has competed as a professional sprinter since 2013, representing Jamaica in running competitions up to a distance of 400 meters. Her recorded performance times include 10.84, 10.7, 10.54, and 21.53 seconds. She has been recognized with two major athletics honors: the World Athlete of the Year award (established in 1988) and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year award (established in 1959). ## FAQs **What sport does Elaine Thompson-Herah compete in?** Elaine Thompson-Herah is an athletics competitor who specializes in sprinting. She competes in track and field running events up to 400 meters in distance. **What awards has Elaine Thompson-Herah received?** She has received the World Athlete of the Year award and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year award, both prestigious recognitions in the sport of athletics. **What are Elaine Thompson-Herah's physical measurements?** She stands 167 centimeters tall and competes at a weight of 57 kilograms. **When did Elaine Thompson-Herah begin her professional career?** Her professional work period in athletics began in 2013. **What are Elaine Thompson-Herah's recorded sprint times?** Her documented performance times are 10.84, 10.7, 10.54, and 21.53 seconds across sprint events. ## Why They Matter Elaine Thompson-Herah represents Jamaica's continuing dominance in international sprinting. Jamaica, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea with a population of approximately 2.7 million people, has produced a disproportionate number of world-class sprinters, and Thompson-Herah stands among those recognized at the highest level. Her receipt of the World Athlete of the Year award places her in an elite category of track and field athletes who have received this distinction since its inception in 1988. Similarly, earning the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year award connects her to a lineage of outstanding athletes recognized since 1959. Her career, beginning in 2013, contributes to Jamaica's global reputation in athletics and reinforces the nation's significance in the sport despite its small size. ## Notable For - Recipient of the World Athlete of the Year award - Recipient of the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year award - Representing Jamaica in international athletics as a sprinter - Recorded sprint times of 10.84, 10.7, 10.54, and 21.53 seconds - Professional athletics career spanning from 2013 to present - Height of 167 cm and competition weight of 57 kg - Wikipedia presence across 51 site links - Known by aliases Elaine Thompson and Elaine Thompson Herah ## Body ### Athletic Identity Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican athletics competitor classified as both a general athletics competitor and a sprinter. As a sprinter, she participates in running competitions covering distances up to 400 meters. Her professional career in the sport began in 2013. She is known by the aliases Elaine Thompson and Elaine Thompson Herah. ### Physical Profile - Height: 167.0 centimeters - Weight: 57.0 kilograms - Performance times: 10.84, 10.7, 10.54, 21.53 seconds ### National Representation Thompson-Herah holds Jamaican citizenship and competes for Jamaica internationally. Jamaica is an island state situated in the Caribbean Sea, classified within the North American continent. The country operates as a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, having gained independence in 1962. Jamaica's geographic coordinates are 18.18°N, 77.4°W, with Kingston as its capital. The nation covers an area of 10,991.90954 square kilometers and had a population of 2,697,983 according to the 2011 census, with an estimated 2,734,093 residents in 2019. ### Awards and Recognition Thompson-Herah has received two notable athletics awards: - **World Athlete of the Year**: An award established in 1988 recognizing outstanding achievement in athletics - **Track & Field News Athlete of the Year**: An award established in 1959 honoring exceptional performance in the sport ### Digital and Media Presence Thompson-Herah maintains a presence across multiple platforms and databases: **Social Media:** - Twitter (X): @fastelaine - Instagram: @fastelaine - Facebook: elaine.s.desouza.3 **Sports Databases:** - World Athletics ID: 14285956 - Olympics.com path: th/elaine-thompson-1 - Olympedia ID: 1099921 - TheSports.org ID: 130722 **Media Identifiers:** - IMDb ID: nm8632109 - BBC Things ID: 01000009362 - Wikimedia Commons category: Elaine Thompson - Getty Images ID: 5729267 - AFP ID: 67397 - B92 (Serbia) ID: 8723 **Library and Cataloging Systems:** - VIAF ID: 2411129 - ISNI: 40510 - GND ID: 132355 - LIBRIS ID: 1672874 - Dutch National Thesaurus author ID: thompson-elaine - ELNET ID: 2000001794 **Other Identifiers:** - FamilySearch ID: Thompson-82144 - Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11b7pmrh2m - Cataloguing-in-Publication (Dutch): 01000009362 - Wikidata description: Jamaican athletics competitor ## References 1. Olympedia 2. All-Athletics.com 3. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie 4. World Athletics database 5. [JO de Tokyo 2021 : Elaine Thompson remporte le 100 m en athlétisme et affole le chronomètre. Le Monde. 2021](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2021/07/31/jo-de-tokyo-2021-elaine-thompson-remporte-le-100-m-en-athletisme-et-affole-le-chronometre_6090158_3242.html) 6. Elaine Thompson. Olympedia 7. Elaine Thompson-Herah. Olympedia