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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Bershawn JACKSON

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    08 MAY 1983     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14241618
Bershawn Jackson wins the 400m hurdles in Oslo (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 400mH 9 for 1 week
Men's Overall Ranking 226 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
200 Metres 21.03 Charlotte, NC (USA) 17 APR 2004 1063
200 Metres 20.46 * +3.5 Walnut, CA (USA) 28 MAY 2004 1128
400 Metres 45.06 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 22 JUN 2007 1176
800 Metres 1:51.75 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2016 977
400 Metres Hurdles 47.30 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 09 AUG 2005 1268
4x200 Metres Relay 1:23.08 Myrtle Beach, SC (USA) 18 MAR 2011 1104
4x400 Metres Relay 2:59.00 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 05 SEP 2010 1207

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
200 Metres 21.29 New York, NY (USA) 10 MAR 2002 1090
400 Metres 45.41 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 28 FEB 2010 1214
500 Metres 1:00.70 New York, NY (USA) 14 FEB 2015 1159
600 Metres 1:17.85 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 14 FEB 2016 1101
800 Metres 1:53.64 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 16 JAN 2016 977
4x400 Metres Relay 3:03.40 Aspire Dome, Doha (QAT) 14 MAR 2010 1199

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2018

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
400 Metres 46.50 Gainesville, FL (USA) 29 MAR 2018 1078
800 Metres 1:54.33 Columbia, SC (USA) 24 MAR 2018 906
400 Metres Hurdles 49.08 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 04 MAY 2018 1176

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
400 Metres 48.00 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 03 FEB 2018 1042
800 Metres 1:56.09 Salem, VA (USA) 27 JAN 2018 910

Outdoor

200 Metres

Performance Wind Place Date
2009 21.18 +1.0 Champaign, IL (USA) 02 MAY 2009
2004 21.03 Charlotte, NC (USA) 17 APR 2004
2003 21.29 +1.1 Durham, NC (USA) 05 APR 2003
2002 21.33 +0.8 Nassau (BAH) 13 JUL 2002
2001 21.58 +1.4 Decatur, IL (USA) 05 JUL 2001

Outdoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 46.50 Gainesville, FL (USA) 29 MAR 2018
2017 46.39 Raleigh, NC (USA) 24 MAR 2017
2014 46.34 Greensboro, NC (USA) 12 APR 2014
2012 46.33 Raleigh, NC (USA) 30 MAR 2012
2011 45.91 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011
2009 45.96 Stockholm (SWE) 31 JUL 2009
2008 45.47 Rethymno (GRE) 14 JUL 2008
2007 45.06 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 22 JUN 2007
2006 46.10 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 15 APR 2006
2005 45.45 Rethymno (GRE) 10 JUL 2005
2003 46.25 Rethymno (GRE) 06 JUL 2003
2001 47.59 Sacramento, CA (USA) 29 JUL 2001

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 1:54.33 Columbia, SC (USA) 24 MAR 2018
2016 1:51.75 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2016
2015 1:52.92 Coral Gables, FL (USA) 21 MAR 2015
2014 1:53.02 Gainesville, FL (USA) 04 APR 2014
2012 1:53.79 High Point, NC (USA) 24 MAR 2012
2011 1:53.40 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2011
2010 1:53.14 Gainesville, FL (USA) 02 APR 2010

Outdoor

400 Metres Hurdles

Performance Place Date
2018 49.08 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 04 MAY 2018
2017 48.63 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 13 MAY 2017
2016 49.04 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 28 MAY 2016
2015 48.09 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 15 MAY 2015
2014 48.76 Charlottesville, VA (USA) 09 MAY 2014
2013 48.09 Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) 22 JUN 2013
2012 48.20 Lawrence, KS (USA) 21 APR 2012
2011 47.93 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 JUN 2011
2010 47.32 Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) 26 JUN 2010
2009 47.98 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 28 JUL 2009
2008 48.02 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 16 AUG 2008
2007 48.13 Osaka (JPN) 05 MAY 2007
2006 47.48 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 24 JUN 2006
2005 47.30 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 09 AUG 2005
2004 47.86 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 SEP 2004
2003 48.23 Madrid (ESP) 19 JUL 2003
2002 50.00 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 19 JUL 2002
2001 50.86 Sacramento, CA (USA) 29 JUL 2001
2000 52.17 Amherst, MA (USA) 28 JUL 2000

Outdoor

4x200 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2011 1:23.08 Myrtle Beach, SC (USA) 18 MAR 2011

Outdoor

4x400 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2016 3:04.70 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2016
2014 3:01.98 Gainesville, FL (USA) 05 APR 2014
2013 3:00.91 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 27 APR 2013
2012 3:00.15 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 28 APR 2012
2011 2:59.31 DS, Daegu (KOR) 02 SEP 2011
2010 2:59.00 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 05 SEP 2010
2009 3:01.40 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 22 AUG 2009
2008 3:01.12 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 26 APR 2008
2007 3:00.04 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 28 APR 2007
2005 3:01.91 Austin, TX (USA) 09 APR 2005
2004 3:04.96 München (GER) 08 AUG 2004
2003 3:00.72 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 26 APR 2003
2002 3:03.56 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 20 JUL 2002

Indoor

200 Metres

Performance Place Date
2001/02 21.29 New York, NY (USA) 10 MAR 2002

Indoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 48.00 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 03 FEB 2018
2014/15 46.98 BarclayCard, Birmingham (GBR) 21 FEB 2015
2012/13 46.86 University Park, PA (USA) 26 JAN 2013
2009/10 45.41 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 28 FEB 2010
2007/08 46.76 State College, PA (USA) 26 JAN 2008
2006/07 46.10 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 09 FEB 2007
2005/06 46.00 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 10 FEB 2006
2004/05 45.70 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 11 FEB 2005
2003/04 46.85 Boston, MA (USA) 13 MAR 2004
2002/03 47.59 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 01 MAR 2003

Indoor

500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016/17 1:01.17 New York, NY (USA) 11 FEB 2017
2014/15 1:00.70 New York, NY (USA) 14 FEB 2015
2013/14 1:01.99 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 17 JAN 2014
2005/06 1:03.80 New York, NY (USA) 03 FEB 2006

Indoor

600 Metres

Performance Place Date
2015/16 1:17.85 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 14 FEB 2016
2011/12 1:18.78 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 20 JAN 2012
2005/06 1:18.65 Boston, MA (USA) 28 JAN 2006

Indoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 1:56.09 Salem, VA (USA) 27 JAN 2018
2016/17 1:54.85 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 14 JAN 2017
2015/16 1:53.64 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 16 JAN 2016
2014/15 1:54.08 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 10 JAN 2015
2013/14 1:55.16 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 11 JAN 2014
2012/13 1:56.19 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 19 JAN 2013
2011/12 1:54.80 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 21 JAN 2012
2010/11 1:54.42 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 22 JAN 2011
2009/10 1:55.45 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 23 JAN 2010
2008/09 1:56.67 Champaign, IL (USA) 24 JAN 2009
2006/07 1:56.49 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 13 JAN 2007
2005/06 1:57.55 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 14 JAN 2006
2004/05 1:54.43 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 15 JAN 2005

Indoor

4x400 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2015/16 3:11.83 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 30 JAN 2016
2014/15 3:11.12 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 31 JAN 2015
2013/14 3:07.25 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 18 JAN 2014
2009/10 3:03.40 Aspire Dome, Doha (QAT) 14 MAR 2010

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.06 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 18 AUG 2008

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 4x400 Metres Relay 2:59.31 DS, Daegu (KOR) 02 SEP 2011
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.30 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 09 AUG 2005
3. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.23 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 18 AUG 2009
6. 400 Metres Hurdles 49.24 DS, Daegu (KOR) 01 SEP 2011

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 4x400 Metres Relay 3:03.40 Aspire Dome, Doha (QAT) 14 MAR 2010
5. 400 Metres 46.84 Aspire Dome, Doha (QAT) 13 MAR 2010

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 4x400 Metres Relay 2:59.00 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 05 SEP 2010
3. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.62 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 04 SEP 2010

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 400 Metres Hurdles 50.00 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 19 JUL 2002

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.63 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 13 MAY 2017
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.23 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.71 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.09 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 15 MAY 2015
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.85 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 27 AUG 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.12 Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 13 AUG 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.65 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 06 AUG 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.78 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.62 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 08 JUL 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.66 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 14 MAY 2010

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.05 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 10 SEP 2005
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.86 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 SEP 2004
3. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.24 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 10 SEP 2006
4. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.58 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 22 SEP 2007

Honours - Golden League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.15 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 06 JUN 2008
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.73 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 01 JUN 2008
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.86 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 14 JUL 2006
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.14 Zürich (SUI) 19 AUG 2005

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.29 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 JUN 2015
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 47.32 Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) 26 JUN 2010
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.03 Eugene, OR (USA) 28 JUN 2009
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 48.17 Eugene, OR (USA) 29 JUN 2008
1. 400 Metres Hurdles 49.01 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 22 JUN 2003

Honours - National Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres 45.41 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 28 FEB 2010
1. 400 Metres 46.05 Boston, MA (USA) 27 FEB 2005
Results in:

400 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
29 MAR 2018 Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL USAUSA D F1 3. 46.50

400 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
03 FEB 2018 Chapel Hill Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open, Chapel Hill, NC USAUSA F F1 1. 48.00

800 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
17 MAR 2018 Charlotte 49er Classic, Charlotte, NC USAUSA F F1 7. 1:55.05
24 MAR 2018 Columbia Weems Baskin Relays, Columbia, SC USAUSA F F1 3. 1:54.33

800 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
27 JAN 2018 Salem Finn Pincus Invitational, Salem, VA USAUSA F F5 1. 1:56.09

200 Metres Hurdles

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Wind
18 MAY 2018 Manchester Great City Games, Manchester GBRGBR F F 1. 22.58 +2.0

400 Metres Hurdles

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
14 APR 2018 Greensboro NCAT Aggie Invitational, Greensboro, NC USAUSA F F1 1. 49.44
28 APR 2018 Des Moines Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B F 5. 49.64
04 MAY 2018 Doha IAAF Diamond League, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha QATQAT GW F 2. 49.08
12 MAY 2018 Baie Mahault Meeting International Guadeloupe, Baie Mahault FRAFRA E F 2. 49.32
21 JUN 2018 Des Moines USA Ch., Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B H1 1. 50.07
22 JUN 2018 Des Moines USA Ch., Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B SF1 3. 49.47
23 JUN 2018 Des Moines USA Ch., Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B F 4. 49.14
30 JUN 2018 Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris FRAFRA GW F 6. 49.16
02 JUL 2018 Székesfehérvár Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian GP, Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár HUNHUN C F 3. 49.31
05 JUL 2018 Lausanne Athletissima, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne SUISUI GW F 6. 49.31
30 AUG 2018 Zürich Weltklasse, Letzigrund, Zürich SUISUI DF F 7. 50.63
02 SEP 2018 Padova Meeting Citta di Padova, Padova ITAITA C F 6. 51.28

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