Adaejah Hodge (born 13 May 2006) is a track and field athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | British Virgin Islands | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 2006 Tortola, British Virgin Islands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 11.11 (Lubbock, 2023) 200m: 22.33 (Boston, 2023) WU20R | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Douglasville, Georgia, Hodge attended school at Montverde Academy.[2][3] In 2022, she was named the Georgia High Schools Association Track and Field Athlete of the Year.[4] In November 2023, she signed a letter of intent to run for the University of Georgia.[5]
Career
edit2022
editIn April 2022, she won the girls’ Under-17 100m, 200m and long jump at the Carifta Games in Jamaica.[6][7]
2023
editShe ran a U20 world record of 22.33 seconds for the 200m at the High School Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2023.[8]
In April 2023, she set a new national junior record for the 100 metres, running 11.12 seconds.[9] Shortly after, in that same month, she lowered it again, running 11.11 seconds in Lubbock, Texas.[10]
Selected for the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she ran a time of 22.82 seconds and qualified for the semi-finals. She became only the third-ever women athlete from the British Virgin Islands to achieve this feat.[11][12]
2024
editShe competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[13]
She won gold in the 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. She also won silver in the women's 100 metres, running 11.27 seconds in the final.[14][15][16]
References
edit- ^ "Adaejah Hodge". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Woods, David (March 13, 2022). "ADAEJAH HODGE, ISSAM ASINGA SMASH 200M RECORDS AT NEW BALANCE NATIONALS INDOOR". Runnerspace. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "A.Hodge". mvasports.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "BVI: Adaejah Hodge named Georgia's best JR track & field athlete". Loopnews. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (November 24, 2023). "BVI sprint sensation Adaejah Hodge returns 'home' to University of Georgia". SportsMax. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (April 20, 2022). "A STAR IS BORN!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Hodge lines up third gold with 200 final qualification". Jamaica Gleaner. April 17, 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (March 12, 2023). "BVI's Adaejah Hodge storms to 200m U18/U20 world record 22.33 at New Balance Indoor High School Championships". Sports Max. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "BVI's Adaejah Hodge sets new national 100m JR record". Loop Sports. April 24, 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Adaejah T. Hodge lowers her own National Record in 100m". Virginidlandnewsonline. April 30, 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
- ^ De Shong, Dillon (23 August 2023). "BVI's Adaejah Hodge makes history, qualifies for World 200m semi-final". Caribbean Loopnews. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.