Nikkita holder biography

Nikkita Holder (born May 7, 1987 in East York, Ontario) is a.
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Nikkita Holder is a Canadian track and field athlete of Barbadian descent who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.

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Nikkita Holder

Biography

Nikkita Holder made her Olympic debut at London 2012 after earning a spot on the team with her third place finish at the highly anticipated 2012 Canadian Championships, which featured six women who had all met the 100m hurdles qualifying standard. She made it to the Olympic semifinal after reaching the final at the 2011 IAAF World Championships, where she was the top Canadian in sixth place. She finished fifth at the 2014 Canadian Championships after giving birth to son Kaedence in October 2013. After finishing third in the 100m hurdles at the 2015 Canadian Championships, Holder ran to a bronze medal at the Pan Am Games in Toronto with a season best time of 12.85 seconds, just 0.05 of a second off her personal best mark. She followed that up by advancing to the semifinals at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing. With a second place finish at the 2016 Canadian Championships, Holder returned to the Olympic Games at Rio 2016 where she once again advanced to the semifinals.

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Family: Parents Lincoln and Sandra C

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Birth Name:

Nikkita Holder

Female

Birth Date:

Thu, May 07, 1987

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada

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Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

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About Nikkita Holder

Nikkita Holder (born May 7, 1987 in East York, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete of Barbadian descent who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. Holder won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in her home country and city in Toronto.

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Name: Nikkita Holder
Sport: Athletics (100m Hurdles)
Hometown: Pickering, ON
Nickname: Kita

How you got involved in your sport: I got involved in my sport by joining my grade school track team in grade 1. By 12 years old I started training with a club team where I quickly picked up hurdling and have been hurdling ever since.

The moment you knew you wanted to represent Canada: I knew that I wanted to represent Canada on the Olympic stage after my first experience on the world stage at world juniors in 2003.

Favorite Quote: “Everything happens for a reason”

CAN Fund Testimonial: I’m excited to be a recipient of CAN Fund. It adds greatness to this exciting year.

Best Result: 2011 World Championships, 6th Place, 12.84

Share one valuable tool that you use on a daily basis that helps you to be the best athlete you can be. I like to remind myself that I work hard and deserve to be here (my current position ranked 12th in the world for woman’s hurdles)

Who is one person in your life that has impacted your career and what was it that they taught you? My parents