Anicka Newell is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the pole vault. She won the 2018 Canadian Athletics Championships and competed in the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Anicka Newell was born on August 5, 1993, in Denton, Texas. She is eligible to compete for Canada as her mother was …
Rafailia Spanoudaki is a Greek sprinter athlete. She competed in the 60 meters event at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships and Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Rafailia Spanoudaki was born on June 7, 1994, in Rhodes, Greece. She started training in athletics from an early age and proved as one of the leading sprinters in her …
Angelica Bengtsson is a Swedish track and field athlete who specializes in pole vault. She became the first pole vault winner at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010. Angelica Therese Bengtsson was born on July 8, 1993, in Vackelsang, Sweden. She initially started out in gymnastics and also hoped to follow in …
Ana Peleteiro is a Spanish triple jumper and the current national record holder. She won the gold medal in the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Ana Peleteiro Brion, better know just as Ana Peleteiro, was born on December 2, 1995, in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain. She started training in athletics at an early age and received …
Ruth Usoro is a Nigerian athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. She qualified for Tokyo 2020 Olympics with the 2nd best jump in the world for the season, but was not allowed to participate. Ruth Usoro was born on October 8, 1997, in Nigeria. As a student at Texas Tech University, …
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 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 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 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 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 …
