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Rushell Clayton
Rushell Clayton wearing a yellow-green-black sleeveless top and having a bronze medal around her neck
Rushell Clayton with her bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 33)
Bath Mountain, Westmoreland
EducationMico University College
University of the West Indies
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres hurdles
ClubElite Performance Track Club
Coached byReynaldo Walcott
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest400 m hurdles
World Relays
Silver medal – second place2026 GaboroneMixed 4 × 400 m relay
Pan Am Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima400 m hurdles
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Kamloops400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2014 Kamloops4×100 m relay

Rushell Clayton (born 18 October 1992) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and again at the 2023 World Championships, setting her personal best of 52.81 seconds, In 2024, she became the first Jamaican woman since 2011 to break the 53-second barrier in the 400m hurdles.

Early life

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Clayton was born in Bath Mountain, Westmoreland. She attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. [2]

Career

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In 2014 Clayton competed at the NACAC U23 Championships in Kamloops, where she won bronze medals in the 4x100 m relay and 400 m hurdles.[1]

Clayton had a breakthrough year in 2019, winning the 400 m hurdles at the Jamaican Championships in a personal best time of 54.73 s. She won a bronze medal over the same distance at the Pan American Games.[3] At the World Championships in Doha, Clayton claimed a shock bronze medal in a big personal best of 53.74 s, her first time under the 54-second barrier.[4]

She was unable to compete for the majority of the 2021 season due to a leg injury.[5] But returned in the 2022 season, finishing sixth at the 2022 World Championships.[6] Clayton also placed fourth at that year's Commonwealth Games.[7] She set a personal best to win her first Diamond League in Monaco, clocking 53.33 s.[8] She ended her season by setting a meet record of 53.89 s at the Hanžeković Memorial.[9]

In 2023, Clayton finished third at the Jamaican Championships to qualify for the World Championships. At the Championships, she won the bronze medal in a personal best of 52.81 s.[10][11] On 2 September, she won at the Xiamen Diamond League leading a Jamaican 1-2-3 with compatriots Andrenette Knight and Janieve Russell.[12]

On 13 April 2024, Clayton set a new personal best of 51.81 s over 400 m at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville. She set a new personal best over 400 m hurdles in winning the 2024 Jamaican Championships, with a time of 52.51 s.[1] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Clayton finished fifth in a time of 52.68 s.[13]

On 22 October 2024, Clayton signed with Grand Slam Track to be a Racer for the 2025 season.[14]

In 2025, she suffered a recurring leg injury which hindered participation at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She had won the Jamaican National Trials and earned her place, but withdrew days before the event began. [15]

At the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, she won a silver medal in 3.08:24 national record in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay running the anchor leg. [16]

Statistics

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Circuit performances

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Grand Slam Track results[17]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdles3rd55.02US$15,000
400 mDNF
2025 Philadelphia SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdles5th55.14US$15,000
400 m4th53.17

Personal bests

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Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]

Personal best times for individual events
Event Time Location Date Notes
200 metres 24.06 Kingston, Jamaica 20 April 2024 (Wind: -0.9 m/s)
400 metres 51.81 Gainesville, Florida, United States 13 April 2024
800 metres 2:12.18 Kingston, Jamaica 30 January 2016
100 metres hurdles 14.21 Kingston, Jamaica 1 April 2015 (Wind: +2.0 m/s)
400 metres hurdles 52.51 Kingston, Jamaica 28 June 2024

International competitions

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Representing  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 4th 400 m hurdles 59.35
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 12th (h) 400 m hurdles 63.44
2014 NACACU23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 3rd 400 m hurdles 63.68
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.90
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 57.71
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th 400 m hurdles 55.30
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd 400 m hurdles 55.53
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 400 m hurdles 53.74 PB
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 400 m hurdles 54.36
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m hurdles 52.81 PB
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 400 m hurdles 52.68
2026 World Relays Gaborone, Botswana 2nd Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3.08:24 NR

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Rushell Clayton at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Who is Rushell Clayton? All about the Jamaican athlete who stands in contention with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone after clocking the 400mH World Lead By Abhiruchi Rout may 12, 2024". Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  3. ↑ Reid, Paul (8 August 2019). "Clayton back to bronze in 400mH". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (4 October 2019). "Report: women's 400m hurdles - IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rushell Clayton pulls out of National Championships". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "CG2022 - Gold, Silver for Jamaica in women's 400mh". Jamaica Gleaner. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Brown, K. (10 August 2024). "Rushell Clayton Wins The Women's 400m Hurdles at The Monaco Diamond League". Yardhype. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Reid, Paul A. (11 September 2022). "Clayton closes season with 400mH victory". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Clarke, Athena (24 August 2023). "#WorldChamps2023: Rushell Clayton cops bronze in 400m hurdles". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jamaica rakes in medals at worlds, sending five athletes to the podium in one day". AP News. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Reid, Paul A. (2 September 2023). "Parchment, Clayton post meet records in China". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "No medal, but Clayton remains 'grateful and thankful'". Jamaica Gleaner. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Chavez, Chris (22 October 2024). "Grand Slam Track Signs Jasmine Jones, Rushell Clayton and Shamier Little". Citius Mag. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Injury forces Clayton out of Jamaica's World Champs squad September 10, 2025". Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  16. ↑ "USA smash competition record in mixed 4x400m in Gaborone". Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  17. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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