Aisha Praught-Leer

Aisha Praught-Leer (born 14 December 1989 in Moline, Illinois) is a middle-distance runner from Illinois competing for Jamaica. She attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Moline High School. Praught competed in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics after running the 1500 meters and steeplechase standards in 2015. Praught competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was disqualified.^[1] She was the gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Aisha Praught

Aisha Praught at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Aisha Praught-Leer
Born	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34) Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Spouse	Will Leer (2016–present)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2016 Rio de Janeiro 3000 m s’chase - 14th 2020 Tokyo 1500 m - 40th (h)
World finals	2015 Beijing 3000 m s’chase - 26th DQ 2017 London 3000 m s’chase - 14th DQ 2019 Doha 1500 m - 29th (h)
Personal bests	Outdoor 800 m: 2:05.31 (Kingston 2021) 1500 m: 4:05.52 (Kawasaki 2015) Mile: 4:26.14 (Monaco 2019) 3000 m: 8:53.43 (Lucerne 2017) 5000 m: 15:07.50 NR (Los Angeles 2019) 3000 m s’chase: 9:14.09 NR (Brussels 2018) Indoor 1500 m: 4:04.95 i NR (Boston 2018) Mile: 4:32.86 i (Birmingham 2015) 3000 m: 8:41.10 i NR (New York 2018)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 3000 m s'chase Pan American Games 2019 Lima 1500 m
Updated on 9 August 2019.

Biography

Although raised by two white American parents, Aisha's biological father is a Jamaican reggae musician with whom her mother had a relationship for several years. The relationship ended after Aisha's mother returned to the United States to give birth. She married her current husband four years after Aisha's birth. In 2013, Aisha travelled to Germany to meet her birth father for the first time. She then decided to represent Jamaica to honor her heritage.^[2] She married professional runner Will Leer in 2016.

2016 Olympics

In the steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, Praught was involved in an incident that also left Etenesh Diro and Sara Louise Treacy lying on the track. All three athletes were advanced to the final, where Praught beat Diro to finish in 14th place.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	3000 m s'chase	DQ
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th	3000 m s'chase	9:34.20
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	4th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:26.37^1
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	1500 m	4:12.86
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:21.00
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	1500 m	4:08.26
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	29th (h)	1500 m	4:09.81
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	40th (h)	1500 m	4:15.31
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	6th	5000 m	16:23.06

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal records

• 1500 m: 4:04.95
• 3000 m: 8:41.10
• 5000 m: 15:07.5
• 3000 m steeplechase: 9:14.09

^[3][4]

See also

• Jamaica at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

References

1. "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
2. "Reconnecting With Her Heritage, Aisha Praught to Represent Jamaica". Flo Track. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
3. http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=673989 Illinois State Season Best and key races
4. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/6/30/TF_alltimerecords.pdf MVC Records as of September 2015

External links

• Aisha Praught-Leer at World Athletics
• Aisha Praught-Leer at Diamond League
• Aisha Praught profile at TFRRS
• Aisha Praught at Olympedia
• Aisha Praught at Olympics.com
• at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived)
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 December 2015)
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2017)