| Celera Barnes | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ventura, California |
| Education: | University of Southern California '22 Masters in Medical Sciences University of Kentucky '21 Kinesiology |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 in |
| Team: | Adidas 2022-Present |
| Pb: | 60m: 7.09 (Albuquerque, 2024) 100m: 10.94 (Eugene, 2022) |
Celera Barnes (born 2 December 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
She attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California.[2] She graduated from the University of Kentucky before transferring to the University of Southern California for grad school.[3] [4]
In August 2022, at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas she won the silver medal in the 100 meters in 11.10s behind the Jamaican Shericka Jackson, and won a gold medal in the 4x100m relay.[5] That year, she ran a wind assisted 10.82 100m at the Texas Relays.[6] She also finished third behind Sha'Carri Richardson and Elaine Thompson-Herah in Luzerne, in 11.40 seconds for the 100 metres.[7]
Barnes finished third at the American National indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico in February 2024.[8] She was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland and qualified for the semi-finals.[9]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] In May 2024, she finished third in the 100 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[11]