Person in history
Brigetta Barrett
Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · December 24
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Brigetta LaShea Barrett, also known as Beloved Promise, is a former high jumper from the United States. Her biggest success is winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. She retired in 2016 at the age of 25 before coming back in 2017.
Why this date
Brigetta Barrett appears on our December 24 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
- September 12Allied Control Council
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacre
- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1990Matt ShivelySeptember 15
- 1990Lelisa DesisaJanuary 14
- 1990Robert Griffin IIIFebruary 12
- 1990Petar FilipovićSeptember 14
- 1990Lachlan CooteApril 6
- 1990Shaun JohnsonSeptember 9
- 1990Godfrey OboabonaAugust 16
- 1990Megan StalterSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Brigetta Barrett”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/brigetta-barrett, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Brigetta Barrett
When was Brigetta Barrett born?
December 24 1990.
How old would Brigetta Barrett be today?
36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 24?
Matt Calvert, Alexis Mac Allister, Lara Michel and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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