Rachel Abrams (born 13 July 1995) is a sprinter from the

Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States consistin ...

. She first competed internationally in the

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

at the

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of fo ...

in Istanbul where set a personal best time of 8.31 seconds. Four months later she competed in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Athletics U20 Championships, World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international Sport of athletics, athletics competition for athletes qualifying as Junior (athletics), juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the E ...

in Barcelona. Racing three days before her 17th birthday, Abrams set a new personal best of 13.05 seconds. In 2014, she raced in the

at the World Indoor Championships when shaved 0.01 seconds off her personal best and in July she won five medals at the

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. She won the 200 metre event in new Games record time of 26.29 seconds, the 100 m hurdles in 17.50 seconds and the high jump in 1.38 metres. Her two silver medals were won in the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 m relay. She also finished 8th in the shot put.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrams, Rachel 1995 births Living people Micronesian Games bronze medalists for the Northern Mariana Islands Micronesian Games gold medalists for the Northern Mariana Islands Micronesian Games medalists in athletics Micronesian Games silver medalists for the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands female sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American sportswomen