Bianca Knight
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 2, 1989 Pearl, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Adidas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bianca Knight (born January 2, 1989) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.[citation needed] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won a team event gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay team.[1] In the final, the quartet of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, she and Carmelita Jeter broke a 27-year-old world record.
Career
[edit]Knight attended Ridgeland High School in Ridgeland, Mississippi and won the female Gatorade Athlete of the Year in track and field in 2006. She is the first Mississippi native to win a Gatorade Athlete of the Year award.[citation needed]
As a University of Texas freshman, Knight won the 2008 indoor NCAA 200 m championship in a collegiate-record time of 22.40. Turning professional following her freshman indoor campaign, she finished 5th at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 200 m. She won second stage of IAAF Diamond League, in the 200 m, in Rome, Golden Gala.[citation needed]
Knight competes professionally for Adidas.
Knight is an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bianca Knight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Bianca Knight at World Athletics
- Bianca Knight at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Bianca Knight at Team USA (archive December 20, 2022)
- Bianca Knight at Olympics.com
- Bianca Knight at Olympedia
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