Aisha Praught
Aisha Praught at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAisha Praught-Leer
Born (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
SpouseWill Leer (2016–present)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportTrack and field
Event3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • 3000 m s’chase - 14th
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 1500 m - 40th (h)
World finals
  • 2015 Beijing
  • 3000 m s’chase - 26th DQ
  • 2017 London
  • 3000 m s’chase - 14th DQ
  • 2019 Doha
  • 1500 m - 29th (h)
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 3000 m s'chase
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 1500 m
Updated on 9 August 2019.

Aisha Praught-Leer (born 14 December 1989 in Moline, Illinois) is a middle-distance runner from Illinois competing for Jamaica. She attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Moline High School. Praught competed in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics after running the 1500 meters and steeplechase standards in 2015. Praught competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was disqualified.[1] She was the gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Although raised by two white American parents, Aisha's biological father is a Jamaican reggae musician with whom her mother had a relationship for several years. The relationship ended after Aisha's mother returned to the United States to give birth. She married her current husband four years after Aisha's birth. In 2013, Aisha travelled to Germany to meet her birth father for the first time. She then decided to represent Jamaica to honor her heritage.[2] She married professional runner Will Leer in 2016.

2016 Olympics

In the steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, Praught was involved in an incident that also left Etenesh Diro and Sara Louise Treacy lying on the track. All three athletes were advanced to the final, where Praught beat Diro to finish in 14th place.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 World Championships Beijing, China – 3000 m s'chase DQ
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th 3000 m s'chase 9:34.20
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:26.371
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 1500 m 4:12.86
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:21.00
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd 1500 m 4:08.26
World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (h) 1500 m 4:09.81
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 40th (h) 1500 m 4:15.31
2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 6th 5000 m 16:23.06

1Disqualified in the final

Personal records

[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Reconnecting With Her Heritage, Aisha Praught to Represent Jamaica". Flo Track. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=673989 Illinois State Season Best and key races
  4. ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/6/30/TF_alltimerecords.pdf MVC Records as of September 2015

External links

Commonwealth Games champions in women's 3000 metres steeplechase
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