Inika McPherson
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| Nationality | United States |
| Born |
September 29, 1986 Port Arthur, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | High jump |
| College team | Cal Bears |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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Medal record
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| Updated on August 2016. | |
Inika McPherson (born September 29, 1986 in Port Arthur, Texas is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump. She was the 2013 and 2014 US Indoor champion. She also won the women's high jump at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by clearing 2.00 for the first time. McPherson is usually easy to spot, with tattoos and a variety of hairstyles, including mohawks. In a sport dominated by tall women, McPherson holds the world record for being the only woman of her height (5'4") to ever clear 6'6".
She has represented the United States at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 2007 Pan American Games, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2012 and 2014 World Indoor Championships. Her improvements have been in bursts. She moved into the rarefied air of elite competition by going 1.95 at the 2012 Mt. SAC Relays, still finishing second to the eventual Olympic silver medalist Brigetta Barrett.
McPherson tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine, at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and subsequently accepted a 21-month doping ban through March 2016.
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