Sanya Richards

Height: 5-8
Weight: 136
Event: 400m
Personal Record: 400m - 48.70AR (2006); 100m - 11.32 (2004); 200m - 22.17 (2006)
Born: February 26, 1985 in Kingston, Jamaica
Current Residence: Austin, Texas
High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) HS '02
College: University of Texas '06
Coach: Clyde Hart

Career Highlights: 3-time USA Outdoor Champion ('03, ’05, ’06); 2006 IAAF World Athlete of the Year and Jesse Owens Award winner; 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2005 Visa Champion; 2005 Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year; 2004 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 NCAA 400m champion; 2003 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year; 2002 World Junior Championships 400m silver medalist; 2002 U.S. Junior 200m & 400m champion

2007: 2nd in 200m (22.43) and 4th in 400m (50.68) at USA Outdoors. 1st in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (50.74). 1st at Oslo (50.26). 1st at Paris (49.52). 1st at Rome (49.77)
2006: World Cup 200m and 400m champion (22.23, 48.70AR). USA Outdoor Champion (49.27). USA Indoor champion (51.28). 4th in semifinal 2 at World Indoors (52.46), while battling illness. 1st in 400m, 2nd in 200m at World Athletics Final (49.25, 22.17PR). 1st in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.42). 1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (50.89). 1st at Kingston (49.89). 1st in the 200m at the Norwich Union GP (22.25). 1st at the Oslo (49.82). 1st at Paris (49.73). 1st at Rome (49.31). 2nd in 200m at Stockholm (22.35). 1st at London (49.05). ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 400m and #2 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN.
2005: World Outdoor silver medalist (49.74). USA Outdoor champion (49.28). race was 1st time 3 American women ran under 50 in the same race. 1st in Zurich (48.92PR). 1st at Lausanne (49.95) and Rome (49.82). 2nd in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (49.98). 1st in 400m at adidas Track Classic (50.00). ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN
2004: 4x400m Olympic gold medalist (3rd leg - 3:19.01). Olympic Trials 400m runner-up (49.89). 6th at Olympic Games (50.19). NCAA Indoor 400m (50.82 collegiate record) and 4x400m (3:28.69) champion. NCAA Indoor 200m runner-up (22.49i). 3rd in 400m at NCAA outdoors (50.68). 4th at Zurich (50.91). 1st at 100m (11.32) & 200m (22.73) at Big 12 Championships. 1st in 400m at the NCAA Midwest championship (50.66). 1st in 60m (7.21i) & 1st in 200m (22.86i) at Lincoln. 1st in 400m at Tyson Foods Invitational (51.45i). ranked #6 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN
2003: USA Outdoor 400m champion 400m (51.01). NCAA Outdoor champion (50.58PR). 2nd at NCAA Indoors 200m (22.90). 2nd at NCAA Indoors 400m (51.87). 1st at NCAA Indoors 4x400m relay (3:27.66). won Big 12 Indoors 60m (7.32). won Big 12 Indoors 200m (23.04). 1st in Sacramento (50.58, U.S. Junior record, U.S. leader). 4th in heat 2 of World Outdoor Championships semifinal (51.32). World Outdoor 4x400m relay gold medalist (anchor leg 3:22.63 - World Leader). ranked #8 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN
2002: USA Junior 400m champion in U.S. Junior and High School record time (50.69). won 400m silver medal at World Junior Championships (51.49). won bronze medal at World Juniors 200m (23.09). 2nd at Nike Prefontaine 400m (51.16). 1st at Raleigh 200m (23.03). 1st at 100m at Raleigh (11.39PR). ranked #5 at 200m, & 400m in the U.S. by T&FN.
2001: best of 23.09.