silver medals behind the American team. Senior career Having finished her junior career, she gained an athletic scholarship to study at the University of Technology, Jamaica – an institution with a prominent sports programme. She continued to focus on the 400 m hurdles, setting a new best of 56.30 seconds in 2013, and began training in the event under Stephen Francis at the MVP Track Club. She markedly improved her performances in 2014. She knocked over a second and a half off her 400 m sprint best, running a time of 51.49 seconds in Kingston in June. At the Jamaican Championships she was runner-up i the 400 m hurdles to the Kaliese Spencer, the top Jamaican and training partner. Russell's time of 54.75 seconds was almost a second improvement on her previous best. She was chosen to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (her first senior selection) and she came away with a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles, finishing behind Spencer and host nation athlete Eilidh Child. She ran in the heats of the 4×400 m relay and though she was replaced in the final, the team won the gold medals. Personal bests 400 metres hurdles – 53.08 sec (2021) 200 metres – 23.43 sec (2018) 400 metres – 51.17 sec (2016) 800 metres – 2:11.5h min (2015) 100 metres hurdles – 13.80 sec (2012) 300 metres hurdles – 41.30 sec (2009) High jump – (2009) Long jump – (2010) Shot put – (2011) Javelin throw – (2011) Pentathlon – 3825 points (2010) Heptathlon – 5361 points (2011) International competition record † = Competed in the heats of the relay only. 1Disqualified in the final National titles Heptathlon: 2010 400 meter hurdles: 2015 References External links Living people 1993 births Jamaican female sprinters Jamaican female hurdlers Jamaican female long jumpers Jamaican heptathletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games People from Manchester Parish Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics IAAF Continental Cup winners Jamaican Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists