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She represented the United States in the 200 meter race at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [20] Her time of 21.61 seconds at the United States Olympic trials on June 26, 2021, was the second-fastest ever at the time, surpassed only by world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner . [ 21 ]
This is a list of the United States athletes who won an Olympic medal since 1992. Summer Olympics 1992 Barcelona ... United States women's national volleyball team.
Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone (/ m ə ˈ ɡ l ɒ k l ɪ n l ə v ˈ r oʊ n i / mə-GLOK-lin ləv-ROH-nee; née McLaughlin; born August 7, 1999) [7] is an American hurdler and sprinter who competes in the 400 meters hurdles and is the world record holder in that event.
To date, her 1988 200 m world and Olympic record (21.34) as well as her 100 m world record (10.49) still stand, making her the only female athlete to hold simultaneous records. Her 100 m Olympic record (10.62) was beaten in 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.61).
Sha'Carri Richardson (/ ʃ ə ˈ k ær iː / shə-KARR-ee; [3] born March 25, 2000 [4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
Athing Mu (/ ə ˈ θ ɪ ŋ m oʊ /; [1] born June 8, 2002) [2] is an American middle-distance runner.She is the youngest woman in history to hold Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event.
The United States is the nation that has won the most medals in athletics at the Olympic Games, around 855, of which 353 are gold. [2] The United States men's and women's teams have participated in all editions of the games except for the Moscow 1980 games due to boycott.