Aliyah Abrams

Aliyah Nicola Abrams (born 3 April 1997) is a Guyanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] She placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Aliyah Abrams

Aliyah Abrams in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Aliyah Nicola Abrams
Nationality	Guyanese
Born	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 28) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Guyana
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
College team	South Carolina Gamecocks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 50.20 2023 Indoors 400 m: 51.57i AR 2022

Career

Abrams represented Guyana at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 52.79 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.^[2][3]

She qualified in her specialist event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.^[4]

Abrams placed fifth in the women's 400m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

She ran as part of the Guyana Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.^[5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.^[6]

Abrams was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.^[7]

Personal life

Her sister is fellow athlete Jasmine Abrams.^[4]

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.52 (+1.6 m/s Columbia, United States 2019)
• 200 metres – 23.33 (+0.3 m/s Charleston, United States 2019)
  • 300 metres indoor – 37.09 (Louisville, United States 2022) South American best
• 400 metres – 51.13 (Austin, United States 2019)
  • 400 metres indoor – 51.57 (Belgrade, Serbia 2022) South American record