Patricia Mamona is a Portuguese triple jumper of Angolan descent. She is a silver Olympic medalist from Tokyo 2020 with a national record of 15.01 m. Patricia Mamona, with a full name Patrícia Mbengani Bravo Mamona, was born on November 21, 1988, in Sao Jorge de Arroios, Lisbon, Portugal. She started training in athletics from …
Georganne Moline
Georganne Moline is an American hurdler who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles and 400 meters. She won a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400-meter hurdles. Georganne Rochelle Moline was born on March 6, 1990, in Missoula, Montana, the United States. She graduated from Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona. During her …
Colleen Quigley
Colleen Quigley is an American middle-distance runner. She finished 12th in the 3,000 meters steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, and 8th in the 3,000 meters steeplechase at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Colleen Quigley was born on November 20, 1992, in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States. She …
Lolo Jones
Lolo Jones is an American athlete 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. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the 60-meter hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010. …
Polina Knoroz
Polina Knoroz is a Russian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is a Master of Sports of Russia of international class (2017). Polina Knoroz was born on born July 20, 1999, in St Petersburg, Russia. Her mother is Anna Chuprina-Knoroz is a former 400-meter hurdles runner, 1991 World champion, multiple …
Katerina Stefanidi
Katerina Stefanidi is a Greek pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics with a jump of 4.85 meters and has also competed at the 2012 and the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the current European Outdoor (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) and Diamond League (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) champion, …
Christin Hussong
Christin Hussong is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is ranked No 1 in the women’s javelin throw. She has won gold at the 2011 World Youth Championships, 2015 European U23 Championships, and the 2018 European Championships. Christin Hussong holds the European Championships record with her personal best …
Maria Vicente
Maria Vicente is a Spanish athlete specializing in combined events and triple jump. She is the holder of the U18 World Best in the pentathlon, as well as the senior Spanish national record in pentathlon and heptathlon. Maria Vicente was born on March 28, 2001, in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain. Her father was born in …
Maria Huntington
Maria Huntington is a Finnish long jumper and heptathlete, who represents Tampereen Pyrinto. She is world’s No 16 in Women’s Heptathlon, as well as world’s No 115 in Women’s Long Jump. Maria Huntington was born on March 13, 1997, to a Finnish mother and an English father. She moved to Finland from England with her …
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova is a Belarusian long jumper athlete, who became known for missing the World Championships gold medal in 2011 because of her hairstyle. Her ponytail left a mark in the sand well behind her body’s 6.90 m mark. Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova was born on April 13, 1989, in Slutsk, Belarus. She started training athletics from …
