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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. South African middle-distance runner (born 1991) Caster Semenya OIB Caster Semenya in 2018 Personal information Nationality South African Born (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 34) Pietersburg, South Africa Alma mater North-West University Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 70 kg (154 lb ...
Nikki Hiltz (/ ˈ h ɪ l t s / HILTS; born October 23, 1994) [1] is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 meters and mile.Hiltz holds the American record in the mile and is the 2023 US 1500 m champion.
The distance of the marathon at the Olympics has varied in the early years, before being standardized at 42,195 m in 1924, the distance that was run at the 1908 Olympics. In other years, the distances have been: 1896: 40,000 m (approximately) 1900: 40,260 m (25.02 mi) 1904: 40,000 m (24.85 mi) 1912: 40,200 m (24.98 mi) 1920: 40,750 m (25.32 mi)
McLaughlin bettered this mark at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Meet on June 18. Taking the baton in sixth place on the final handoff, she passed five runners to lead Union Catholic to victory, posting a split of 49.85 seconds. [36] McLaughlin was named the Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year in 2015–16 and 2016–17. She was the ...
Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) [3] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In the 10,000 metres, she is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, 2019 World silver medallist, and 2022 World champion. Her record of 29.01.03 is the second fastest time ever, just recently broken by Kenyan rival Beatrice ...
Transgender and nonbinary middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz ran the second fastest time ever of any American in the women’s 1500-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials Sunday, qualifying for the ...
Christine Mboma (born 22 May 2003) [2] [3] is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m.At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian woman to win a women's Olympic medal and breaking the world under-20 and African senior record. [4]
Heinrich Ratjen (20 November 1918 – 22 April 2008), born Dora Ratjen, was a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later determined to be male and/or intersex. [1] In some news reports, he was erroneously referred to as Hermann Ratjen and Horst Ratjen.