Aliyah Abrams Explained

Aliyah Abrams
Nationality:	Guyanese
Birth Date:	1997 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height:	1.63m (05.35feet)
Country:	Guyana
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400 metres
Collegeteam:	South Carolina Gamecocks

Aliyah Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.^{[2] [3]}

She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.^[4]

She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.^[5]

Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, SC 2019)
• 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, SC 2019)
  • 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, KY 2022) South American best
• 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, TX 2019)
  • 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade 2022) South American record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aliyah Abrams - Track and Field. University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018 . en. 2020-02-24.
2. Web site: Aliyah Abrams . Rio 2016 . September 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160903235723/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/aliyah-abrams . September 3, 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: Women's 400m - Standings . Rio 2016 . September 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821005948/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-400m . August 21, 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: 2021-07-06. Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record. 2021-07-17. Stabroek News. en-US.
5. Web site: Watch Athletics. Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.