Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 21 August 1996)[5] is a Stateside Puerto Rican[6][7][8] track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.
[9][10][11] In the semi-finals, Camacho-Quinn set her personal best and Olympic record of 12.26 seconds, which is tied for the tenth fastest time in history.
She participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics in her specialty event, achieving 12.70 seconds in the heats, a time that would have secured her fifth place in the final.
[2][9] At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, she won bronze with a time of 12.23 sw finishing behind Tobi Amusan and Britany Anderson.
[24] Born and raised in South Carolina, Camacho-Quinn decided later in life that she wanted to know more about her mother's side of the family, who live in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.
This was celebrated by social anthropologist Bárbara Abadía-Rexach, who stated, "Camacho-Quinn’s victory is a pioneering example for black girls on the island that shows them they can achieve whatever they set their minds to, despite the systemic barriers they will encounter due to their gender, race and ethnicity.