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Shevon Nieto
Personal information
Full name	Shevon Kaiwana Stoddart
Born	21 November 1982 (age 41); Jamaica
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	120
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
	Updated on 27 January 2015

Shevon Nieto (née Stoddart; born 21 November 1982) is a former Jamaican hurdler.^[1]

She won the bronze medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she won a silver medal in 4x400 metres relay.

She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.

She made her 2nd Olympic team in 2008 held in Beijing, China and represented Jamaica in the 400 hurdles. In 2015, she made her 3rd World Championship team in Beijing, China representing Jamaica in the 400 hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.47 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Sacramento.

She attended the University of South Carolina on a track scholarship.^{[citation needed]}

Shevon is also a singer and participant in the Art of the Olympians.^[2] In 2017, she married Olympic high jumper Jamie Nieto, who suffered a serious injury during a coaching mishap, leaving him partially paralyzed. In 2020, she sang an original song dedicated to her husband on America's Got Talent.^[3]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
200 m	23.59 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)	San Diego, California	29 Mar 2014
400 m	52.89 s	Ponce	19 May 2007
800 m	2:11.31	Pasadena, California	23 Mar 2012
100 m hurdles	13.41 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)	Nashville, Tennessee	15 May 2005
400 m hurdles	54.47 s	Sacramento, California	11 Jun 2005
Indoor
200 m	23.55 s	Fayetteville, Arkansas	26 Feb 2005
400 m	52.55 s	Fayetteville, Arkansas	11 Mar 2005
60 m hurdles	8.48 s	Fayetteville, Arkansas	24 Feb 2002

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2004	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada	1st	400m hurdles	56.86
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.42
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th (h)	400m hurdles	56.61
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	400m hurdles	56.64
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (sf)	400m hurdles	56.49
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	5th	400m hurdles	56.67
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	400m hurdles	57.13
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.86
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	400m hurdles	55.42
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	17th (h)	400m hurdles	56.52
2014	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	4th	400m hurdles	56.88 A
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	27th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.60