Melissa Jefferson

United States

Melissa Jefferson is an American sprinter known for her prowess in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. She gained national recognition after winning the 100 meters at the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships. Jefferson has been a rising star in American athletics, known for her explosive starts and strong finishes.

Olympic Medals

Gold1

Bronze1

World Championship Medals

Gold2

Personal Bests

60 Metres

7.09

100 Metres

10.69

200 Metres

22.46

400 Metres

58.14

Major Championships

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The XXXIII Olympic Games - 4x100 Metres Relay

41.78

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The XXXIII Olympic Games - 100 Metres

10.92

Gear

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SPRINT Season 2 | Episode-By-Episode Recap And Review [Your Unofficial Companion Podcast]

November 13, 2024

Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia review the second season of the Netflix documentary series, SPRINT. We share our thoughts and analysis on all four episodes and break down the top storylines throughout the season. You can listen to our review of the first season of SPRINT here.

Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram + Preet Majithia | @prm_32 on X

Time stamps:

1:22 - Season 2 overview: cast, notable athletes missing

3:42 - Season 1 highlights

Episode 1: ALL AMERICAN

5:32 - Noah Lyles

10:21 - Fred Kerley

13:10 - Christian Coleman

15:40 - Gabby Thomas, Dennis Mitchell’s pro group

17:57 - Little focus on athletes’ personalities outside of track

19:48 - Highlights of episode 1

Episode 2: CHANGING OF THE GUARD

20:35 - Jamaican storylines

22:23 - Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville

25:53 - Shericka Jackson

31:27 - Julien Alfred

Episode 3: GOING FOR GOLD: PART 1

33:45 - Series shifts to the Olympics

37:00 - Marcell Jacobs

39:01 - Sha’Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson, TeeTee Terry

44:10 - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

48:17 - Shericka Jackson

50:24 - Julien Alfred

Episode 4: GOING FOR GOLD: PART 2

56:32 - Men’s 100m final

1:02:19 - Kenny Bednarek

1:03:50 - Letsile Tebogo

1:05:10 - Men’s 200m: Noah Lyles getting COVID

1:08:36 - Women’s 200m: Gabby Thomas, Julien Alfred

1:11:32 - How the series ends + U.S. men’s 4x100m relay

Final takeaways:

1:14:39 - Parting thoughts and final rating

1:17:53 - What comes next + will there be a Season 3?

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TORCH TALK DAY 9: RAI BENJAMIN IS AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION; TEAM USA 4X100M RELAY GLORY + DISMAY; A CRAZY FAST 10K CLOSE + MARILEIDY PAULINO GOES 48.17 FOR 400M

August 10, 2024

Day 8 of track and field at the Paris Olympics featured a full slate of finals! Rai Benjamin clinched his long-awaited Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles, Sha’Carri Richardson anchored Team USA to victory in the 4x100m relay, and Nafi Thiam triumphed as a three-time defending Olympic champion, among other standout moments. In the eighth edition of Torch Talk, the team dives into all the highlights from the day...

– Rai Benjamin won his first global gold medal in the 400m hurdles, taking the Olympic title in 46.46. World record holder Karsten Warholm won silver and Alison Dos Santos won bronze.

– Sha'Carri Richardson anchored the U.S. women's 4x100m team to Olympic gold in 41.78. She did so with teammates Melissa Jefferson, TeeTee Terry, and Gabby Thomas. Team GB took silver and Germany won bronze.

– Beatrice Chebet completed the 5000m-10,000m double, winning the 10K in 30:43.25. Nadia Battocletti took silver and broke her second Italian record of the Games and Sifan Hassan won bronze.

– Nafi Thiam became the first multi-athlete in history to win three straight Olympic golds with her heptathlon title. Katarina Johnson-Thompson won silver and Noor Vidts won bronze.

– Marileidy Paulino became the 4th-fastest woman ever, winning Olympic gold in the process with her 400m time of 48.17. Salwa Eid Naser won the silver medal, and Natalia Kaczmarek won bronze in the quickest 3rd-place finish ever.

– Team Canada won the men's 4x100m relay gold, ahead of South Africa with silver and Team GB with bronze. Team USA was disqualified once again after an illegal first handoff.

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TORCH TALK DAY 2: JULIEN ALFRED MAKES HISTORY WITH 100M GOLD FOR ST. LUCIA, USA GOES 2-3 WITH SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON + MELISSA JEFFERSON; RYAN CROUSER THREEPEATS + THEA LAFORD DELIVERS FOR DOMINICA

August 3, 2024

Day 2 of track and field at the Paris Olympics delivered unforgettable moments, surprises, and historic achievements. Some of the day’s top highlights include:

– Ryan Crouser made history with his third consecutive shot put gold, while U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs secured silver for the third time.

– Julien Alfred came out on top over Sha'Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m final, earning St. Lucia its first Olympic medal.

– The Netherlands triumphed in the mixed 4x400m relay over Team USA, with Femke Bol running an anchor leg of 47.93.

– Norway’s Markus Rooth claimed his country’s first decathlon gold.

– Dominica’s Thea LaFond won triple jump gold, with Jasmine Moore adding a bronze for the U.S.

– In the men’s 100m, Noah Lyles advanced to the semifinals, joining Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley, alongside defending champion Marcell Jacobs and Kishane Thompson.

+ quick thoughts on the men's 1500m semifinal heat draws.

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TRIALS TALK DAY 2: SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON-MELISSA JEFFERSON-TEE TEE TERRY SWEEP 100M , RYAN CROUSER IS BACK + 1500M SEMIS ANALYSIS

June 23, 2024

The CITIUS MAG team dives into another exciting day of track and field from the second day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Some of today’s top highlights include:

– Women’s 100m final: Sha’Carri Richardson, the reigning World champ, will be representing Team USA in Paris after winning the Olympic Trials 100m final in 10.71.

– Women’s 100m final: Melissa Jefferson ran a personal best of 10.80 to take the second spot and TeeTee Terry posted a season’s best of 10.89 to round out the podium. All three are Star Athletics training partners!

– Men’s shot put final: Ryan Crouser opened his season with his 5th straight national title. He had four throws over 22.40m with a best of 22.84m.

– Men’s 1500m semifinal: Yared Nuguse led the way for all qualifiers in the second 1500m semi, tying Matthew Centrowitz’s 2016 Trials record with his 3:34.09 heat-winning time.

– Men’s 100m 1st round: Noah Lyles won the first round of the 100m, cruising to a heat win in 9.92.

+ More

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CITIUS MAG LIVE From Eugene! will bring you daily interviews with athletes, coaches and notable folks in town at noon PT each day. Our guests for day two of the Olympic Trials include Brittney Reese, Lex + Leo Young, Conner Mantz, Drew Hunter, and Mark Coogan.

LIVE SHOWS

Good Morning Track and Field will start your day with some takes and updates from Eugene hosted by Eric Jenkins, Mitch Dyer and Karen Lesiewicz at 8:30 a.m. PT.

TRIALS TALK – our hit daily podcast series from 2021 – returns on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed + streaming live immediately post-race to unpack all of the action immediately following the meet.

LIVE MEET COVERAGE

Stay updated on live results, mixed zone interviews and more on the CITIUS MAG Instagram, X and Threads pages while the meet is underway each evening. All interviews will be uploaded to our aforementioned YouTube channel.

MORNING RUNS

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This Week In Track and Field: Kenya's Olympic Marathon Team Selection Process Explained, Abby Steiner Returns After Surgery, NYRR vs. MTA

April 8, 2024

This week in track and field, Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole discuss: Kenya cutting down down on its list of athletes for their Olympic Marathon team selection (Find out who is in and who is out); some of the key performances of the Miramar Invitational in Florida; Abby Steiner raced for the first time since season-ending surgery last summer; Olympic silver medalist Christine Mboma is eligible to compete in the 100m and 200m.

Topics discussed:

– Athletics Kenya has trimmed down on its names for its potential marathon quad for the Paris Olympics. We are now down to five men and six women who are up for selection for the Games.

– The Miramar Invitational lost its spice after Sha’Carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson withdrew from the meet in the days leading up to it but we still saw strong runs from Kenny Bednarek, Britton Wilson, Alaysha Johnson and Melissa Jefferson.

– In her first race back from surgery to repair a bone spur in her heel that was pressing up against her Achilles, Abby Steiner ran 51.58 to win the 400m at the Gamecock Invitational in South Carolina.

– MTA was reportedly asking New York Road Runners for $750,000 a year to make up for the lost toll revenue from shutting down the top and bottom parts of the Verazzano Bridge.

– Namibia’s Christine Mboma is reportedly now eligible to compete again. She was the Olympic silver medalist in the 200m at just 18 years old. She is now 20 years old but has not competed in the last two years because she’s had to undergo hormonal suppression therapy to lower her naturally-high levels of testosterone in her body. (If you hear an ad over the discussion, a new version has been re-uploaded)

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@atkoeme on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This Week In Track and Field: Millrose Games Pre-Meet Show Live From The Armory!

February 10, 2023

Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Katelyn Hutchison bring you our first pre-meet show LIVE from the Armory Track and Field Center for the Millrose Games.

Olli Hoare, Abby Steiner, Noah Lyles, Christian Coleman, Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs, Cooper Teare, Katie Moon, Ajee' Wilson, Elise Cranny, Katelyn Tuohy, Melissa Jefferson, Aleia Hobbs, Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker and Mario Garcia Romo are among the notable stars competing at the meet.

With the NFL, NBA or MLB, you tune in to the game and afterward, you hear more from the athletes and coaches and get some fresh takes and thoughts from analysts about what you just saw. We’re bringing that to you in a fun show. We did this last year at the Millrose Games, Prefontaine Classic and New Balance Nationals meets. We're excited to bring you more in the new year.

HOW TO WATCH THE MEET ON TV: The 2023 Millrose Games will be shown live on NBC from 4:00PM to 6:00PM EST on Saturday, February 11.

You can find live results for the meet here: https://results.millrosegames.org/

READ OUR PREVIEW: https://citiusmag.substack.com/p/2023-millrose-games-preview-athletes-storylines-

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Karl Goodman: Guiding a New Era of Sprinting Talent

October 23, 2022

Since joining Coastal Carolina in 2019, coach Karl Goodman has accumulated 12 All-American honors -- 11 of which were this season -- leading him to being promoted to Associate Head Coach this summer. That's not all, Melissa Jefferson, (one of the many All-Americans) won the US National Title in the 100m running 10.68 in the process.

There is ton a value in this one, I hope you enjoy and thank you Coach Goodman.

Topics:
-Journey to becoming a coach
-Training philosophy, influences, and structure
-Coaching this generation: personality types, interests, social norms
-Managing Melissa's transition to becoming a professional athlete
-Personal lessons from this season

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CHAMPS CHATS DAY 2: FRED KERLEY DROPS WORLD'S FASTEST 100M OF 2022, MELISSA JEFFERSON GOES FROM 8TH AT NCAAS TO CHAMP, 800M PREDICTIONS + ATHING MU'S SKINCARE ROUTINE

June 25, 2022

The CITIUS MAG team is back with its daily podcast covering the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships live from Eugene, Oregon. In this episode, Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Dana Giordano, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd unpack all of the biggest surprises from the first day of action including:

Men’s 800m: Is Brandon Miller going for the standard in the final?

Women’s 800m: Can anyone break up the big three?

Women’s 400m: Did Allyson listen to the last podcast?

Men’s 400m: Has Michael Norman been in the gym?

Men’s Long Jump: Who ACTUALLY made this team?

Women’s Pole Vault: Is Sandi Morris ready to get this gold at Worlds?

Women’s High Jump: Is Las Vegas the place to be to jump high?

Men’s Shot Put: How good of a coach is Ryan Crouser?

Women’s Discus: Did Val Allman pack the right shoes?

Women’s 100m: Who saw Melissa Jefferson coming?

Men’s 100m: How big are Fred Kerley’s balls?

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Topics discussed:

– Athletics Kenya has trimmed down on its names for its potential marathon quad for the Paris Olympics. We are now down to five men and six women who are up for selection for the Games.

– MTA was reportedly asking New York Road Runners for $750,000 a year to make up for the lost toll revenue from shutting down the top and bottom parts of the Verazzano Bridge.

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@atkoeme on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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