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Shericka Jackson is a 29-year-old Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter races. As of 2022, Jackson is the fastest woman alive and second fastest woman of all-time, just behind Florence Griffith-Joyner. Jackson has dominated the 200 meter category while also holding a torch in the 4x100 relay and recording the third- and fourth-best times in the overlap distance. Including her gold medal as part of Jamaica’s 4x100 relay team, Jackson has received five Olympic medals. Most recently, the track star made headlines for her consecutive victories in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and then again at the Diamond League Weltklasse Zürich. On Aug. 19, Jackson retained her women’s 200 meter title and cleared her competition with a time of 21.41, beating her own record from the previous year and marking the second fastest time in history, which was only bested by 10 seconds in 1988 by Griffith-Joyner. Just 12 days later, on Aug. 31, the awarded Olympian took home another win at the Diamond League event, clocking 21.82. As of Oct. 11, Jackson is among 11 candidates nominated for the Female World Athlete of the Year 2023. The winner will be announced Dec. 11.