Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Camacho-Quinn in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Home townOrlando, FL
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Country Puerto Rico
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hurdles, Sprints, Long jump
College teamKentucky Wildcats (20162018)
TeamNike
Turned pro2018
Coached byJohn Coghlan
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 100 m hurdles: 1st
  • 200 m: 41st
Personal bests

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 21 August 1996) is a Stateside Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Puerto Rican of Afro-Latino descent and the second person representing Puerto Rico to win a gold medal. In the semi-finals, Camacho-Quinn set her personal best and Olympic record of 12.26 seconds, which is tied for the tenth fastest time in history. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and a silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won a bronze medal, her second one, becoming the only Puerto Rican to have won two Olympic medals.

Camacho-Quinn was a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion.