Ristananna Bailey-Cole Explained

Ristananna Bailey-Cole (Tracey; born 9 May 1992) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.^[2] She represented her country at three consecutive World Championships reaching the semifinals in 2011 and 2013. She placed fifth at the 2016 Olympics. She made her best run to date at the IAAF World Championships in London on August 10, 2017, finishing with the bronze medal in a personal best 53.74.

International competitions

Representing
2008	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	2:13.77
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	2:10.08
	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	8th	400 m hurdles	62.90
			5th	Sprint medley relay	2:09.79
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	58.58
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.15
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	58.59
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.41
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	5th	400 m hurdles	57.77
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.55
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.43
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	11th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.62
	World Championships	Beijing, China	30th (h)	400 m hurdles	57.60
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	400 m hurdles	54.15
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	400 m hurdles	53.74
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	400 m hurdles	57.50

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.88 (+0.7 m/s, Velenje 2011)
• 400 metres – 51.95 (Kingston 2011)
• 800 metres – 2:03.97 (Kingston 2011)
• 400 metres hurdles – 53.74 (London 2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 30 April 2018.
2. Web site: Ristananna Tracey . IAAF . 25 August 2015. 25 August 2015.