11 Facts About Perri Shakes-Drayton

Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton was born on 21 December 1988 and is a British retired track and field athlete.

In 2018, Perri Shakes-Drayton took part in the tenth series of the ITV show Dancing on Ice, and in 2023 she participated in the seventh series of Richard Osman's House of Games.

Perri Shakes-Drayton was born in east London to Christian parents from Grenada, and grew up in Bow, where she continues to reside.

Perri Shakes-Drayton studied sports science at Brunel University, where she graduated with a 2:1.

Perri Shakes-Drayton married high-jump athlete Mike Olayemi Edwards in London in June 2019.

Perri Shakes-Drayton gave birth to her first child with Edwards on 26 August 2020.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority; she was inducted on July 27,2024, at the sorority's Boule in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Perri Shakes-Drayton ran at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin and reached the semi-finals of the competition.

Perri Shakes-Drayton finished 2nd in her heat, with a time of 55.35.

Perri Shakes-Drayton then finished 3rd in her semi-final to qualify for the final in a new personal best of 54.73.

At the 2012 London Grand Prix, the final Diamond League meeting prior to the 2012 London Olympic Games, Perri Shakes-Drayton recorded another personal best for the 400 m hurdles of 53.77, a time that put her second in the world rankings for the year and made her the second-fastest British athlete of all time in the event, behind only Sally Gunnell.