Denisha Cartwright
 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Bahamian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.23 (Mankato, 2023) 100m: 11.28 (Austin, 2024) 200m 23.07 (Mankato, 2024) 400m: 53.63 (Mankato, 2023) 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Nanjing, 2025) 100m hurdles: 12.60 (Mankato, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Denisha Cartwright (born 28 December 1999) is a Bahamian sprinter and sprint hurdler. She competed in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2024 Olympic Games and 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Early life
[edit]Cartwright grew up in the Bahamas before attending Minnesota State University.[2][3]
Career
[edit]In 2021, she was a NACAC U23 Championships bronze medallist in San Jose, Costa Rica in the 100 metres.[4] In May 2022, she won the NCAA Division II gold in the women's 100m hurdles, winning in a new personal best time of 13.35 seconds.[5] The following year she retained her title in the women's 100 metre hurdles running 12.94 seconds.[6]
In March 2024, Cartwright was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. This came after she won the conference 60 metre hurdles indoor title for the fourth year in a row, running an NCAA record time of 7.93. She also broke the NSIC record in the 200m dash in a time of 23.68 and won the 60m dash with a time of 7.23, tying her own record from 2023.[7]
In April 2024, she won the Texas Relays 100m hurdles.[8] She competed at the NSIC Outdoor Championship in May 2024, and won the 100m, 200m and 100m hurdles. Her winning time of 12.60 seconds in the 100m hurdles broke the NSIC record and met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Olympics Games.[9] She subsequently competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]
In March 2025, she set a new personal best for the 60 metres hurdles of 7.78 seconds at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[11] In April 2025, she competed at the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica in the Short Hurdles category, placing sixth in the 100 metres hurdles and fifth in the 100 metres dash in 11.74 seconds.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]She is the daughter of Bahamian former volleyball national team player and coach Leslie ‘Russia’ Cartwright.[14]
Statistics
[edit]| Grand Slam Track results[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 6th | 12.96 | US$20,000 |
| 100 m | 4th | 11.74 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Denisha Cartwright". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Clark, Rob (14 May 2024). "Cartwright's Olympic dreams are right around the corner". keyc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota State Mankato builds Division II women's track powerhouse with Division I talent". Star Tribune. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (6 July 2021). "NACAC: Bahamas finishes third overall". Tribune242. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Longley, Sheldon (May 31, 2022). "Cartwright wins two gold medals". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (31 May 2023). "Denisha caps off fantastic year with NCAA Division II track & field title". Tribune242. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (6 March 2024). "Denisha Cartwright is Athlete of the Year". Tribune242. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Texas Tech's Andrews, Minnesota State's Cartwright take sprint hurdles titles at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays". Sportsmax. April 1, 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (14 May 2024). "Denisha Cartwright pleased with performance". Tribune242. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (30 March 2025). "With Pride Intact after World Indoors Denisha Cartwright Eyes Big Statement Outdoors". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (6 April 2025). "Danielle Williams Wins 100m Dash, Claims US$100,000 as Jamaica's Lone Top Earner at Grand Slam Track Opener". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Kingston". Wprld Athletics. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Athletes qualify for the Paris Olympics". Tribune242. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
