Aisha Praught at the 2016 Olympics
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | 9:26.371 |
| 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
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Commonwealth Games champions in women's 3000 metres steeplechase
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 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) Purity Cherotich Kirui (KEN) Aisha Praught-Leer (JAM) Jackline Chepkoech (KEN) |
