Aisha Praught-Leer
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro
- 3000 m s’chase - 14th
- 2020 Tokyo
- 1500 m - 40th (h)
- 2015 Beijing
- 3000 m s’chase -
26thDQ - 2017 London
- 3000 m s’chase -
14thDQ - 2019 Doha
- 1500 m - 29th (h)
- Outdoor
- 800 m: 2:05.31 (Kingston 2021)
- 1500 m: 4:05.52 (Kawasaki 2015)
- Mile: 4:26.14 (Monaco 2019)
- 3000 m: 8:53.43 (Lucerne 2017)
- 5000 m: 15:07.50 NR (Los Angeles 2019)
- 3000 m s’chase: 9:14.09 NR (Brussels 2018)
- Indoor
- 1500 m: 4:04.95 i NR (Boston 2018)
- Mile: 4:32.86 i (Birmingham 2015)
- 3000 m: 8:41.10 i NR (New York 2018)
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Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 2018 Gold Coast | 3000 m s'chase |
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![]() | 2019 Lima | 1500 m |
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 |
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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
- 1500 m: 4:04.95
- 3000 m: 8:41.10
- 5000 m: 15:07.5
- 3000 m steeplechase: 9:14.09
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See also
References
- ^ "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Reconnecting With Her Heritage, Aisha Praught to Represent Jamaica". Flo Track. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=673989 Illinois State Season Best and key races
- ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/6/30/TF_alltimerecords.pdf MVC Records as of September 2015
External links
- Aisha Praught-Leer at World Athletics
- Aisha Praught-Leer at Diamond League
- Aisha Praught profile at TFRRS
- Aisha Praught at Olympedia
- Aisha Praught at Olympics.com
- Aisha Praught at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archive)
- Aisha Praught at Illinois State University at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 December 2015)
- Aisha Praught at All-Athletics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2017)
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