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Sha'Carri Richardson (/ ʃ ə ˈ k ær iː / shə-KERREE; [3] born March 25, 2000 [4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
She ran the 100 meter in 10.96-seconds at the 1987 Cologne Grand Prix Track and Field Meet, a personal best but the mark was not even in the top 40 of all time. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] She continued to improve, again setting a personal best of 10.89 in the 100 meters in San Diego on June 25, 1988, but still remained shy of then American record holder ...
Lori Susan "Lolo" Jones [1] [4] [5] (born August 5, 1982) is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles.She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University.
This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. It is not to be used for competitors in other sports or to categorize anyone who is physically fit , two other definitions of the word athlete .
She was the Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1991 and 1992. [18] She was the third female athlete to achieve the title twice, immediately following Angela Burnham at Rio Mesa High School, who was the second to achieve the title twice. [19]
She won four USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [5] and three USA Indoor Track and Field Championships [6] all in the 1500 meters. In 1990, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete. In 1991, she won the Honda Sports Award in the top female cross country runner category. [7]
[40] [41] Instead of hiring an agent specializing in athletes, McLaughlin contracted with William Morris Endeavor, a firm that typically represents Hollywood stars. [42] She is coached by track coach Bob Kersee, [43] whose successes have mainly been with female athletes.
She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100m. [3] In the 100 m hurdles, she was the 1993, 1995 and 1999 world champion, and the 1991 and 2001 world silver medalist. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.