Aliyah Abrams
 Aliyah Abrams in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aliyah Nicola Abrams |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born | 3 April 1997 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
| College team | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Aliyah Nicola Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Career
[edit]Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.[2][3]
She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[4]
Abrams placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[6]
Abrams was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.[4]
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, United States 2019)
- 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, United States 2019)
- 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, United States 2022) South American best
- 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, United States 2019)
- 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade, Serbia 2022) South American record
References
[edit]- ^ "Aliyah Abrams - Track and Field". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Aliyah Abrams". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's 400m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record". Stabroek News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Smith claims 100m bronze as Abrams advances to final". stabroeknews.com. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Aliyah Abrams at World Athletics
- Aliyah Abrams at TFRRS
- Aliyah Abrams at Olympics.com
- Aliyah Abrams at Olympedia
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