Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington (born 18 November 1993) is a track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. Born in the United States, she represented Panama at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics improving her own South American record with a time of 54.22 seconds in the semi-finals to finish 7th in the final.[7]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington |
Nationality | American, Panamanian |
Born | [1] Santa Monica, California, U.S. | 18 November 1993
Education | University of Southern California[2] University of Washington[3] St. Mary's Academy |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4][5] |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Panama |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 m hurdles |
College team | Washington Huskies[6] |
In 2017, Woodruff reached the semi-finals at the World Championships. Born in Santa Monica, California, she has dual citizenship with the United States and Panama. Her sister, Yasmin Woodruff, is a sprinter.
International competitions
editPersonal bests
editAll information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]
- 200 metres – 23.88 (+1.4 m/s, Irvine, CA 2018)
- 400 metres – 52.78 (Austin, TX 2021) NR
- 400 metres hurdles – 53.69 (Eugene 2022[9])
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.65 (Seattle, WA 2015)
- 200 metres – 24.67 (Albuquerque, NM 2014)
- 400 metres – 57.17 (Portland, OR 2016)
References
edit- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gianna WOODRUFF – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ gianna woodruff USC Master’s of Social Work
- ^ TC-Management bio
- ^ "WOODRUFF Gianna".
- ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Collegeteam profile
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Women's 400 m hurdles (Tokyo 2020)". IOC. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Santiago 2023 - Panama's Gianna Woodruff wins historic women's 400m hurdles title, Jamaican Jaheel Hyde takes men's gold - GIANNA WOODRUFF GETS DQ FROM FRIDAY'S 400 HURDLES OVERTURNED TO CLAIM GOLD AT PAN AM GAMES... Olympics.com - Paul Merca
- ^ "Oregon22 | WCH 22 | World Athletics".
- ^ Gianna Woodruff 2015 roster Washington Huskies