Diamond Dixon
American track and field athlete
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| Full name | Diamond Brittany Dixon | ||||||||
| Born | (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992 (age 31) El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) | ||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | 4 × 400m Relay | ||||||||
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Diamond Brittany Dixon (born June 29, 1992 in El Paso, Texas)[1] is an American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a member of the 4 × 400 m relay team.[2] While she was not a member of the relay team who ran in the medal race, she took part in the race which qualified the American team for the final. Under Olympic rules, all runners who took part in qualification races also earn medals. While at the University of Kansas, she won the 2013 Big 12 Conference championships in the 400m, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay.[3] While running for Westside High School, she was the 2009 and 2010 Texas state champion in the 400 meters.[4]
References
- ^ NBCOlympics.com. "Diamond Dixon". NBCOlympics.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "United States of America - Athletes". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big 12 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Diamond Dixon". 18 June 2013.
External links
- Diamond Dixon at World Athletics
- Diamond Dixon at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Diamond Dixon at Team USA (archived)
- Diamond Dixon at Olympics.com
- Diamond Dixon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1972:
Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt (GDR) - 1976: Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer (GDR)
- 1980:
Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS) - 1984:
Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA) - 1988: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS)
- 1992:
Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Liliya Nurutdinova, Marina Shmonina (EUN) - 1996: Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson (USA)
- 2000: Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA)
- 2004: DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA)
- 2008: Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2012: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon (USA)
- 2016: Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA)
- 2020: Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA)
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