- Sanya Richards
Infobox runner
runnername = Sanya Richards
imagesize = 200px
caption = Sanya at the2007 World Championships in Athletics
nationality =USA
distance(s) = 400 m
club =
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birthdate =Birth date and age|1985|2|26|df=yes
birthplace =Kingston, Jamaica
residence =Austin, Texas
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height =convert|173|cm|ftin
weight =convert|61|kg|lb
medaltemplates =MedalCountry|USASanya Richards (born
February 26 ,1985 inKingston, Jamaica ) is atrack and field athlete who competes internationally for theUnited States . She was a gold medalist in the 4x400m relay at the2004 Olympic Games inAthens, Greece .Richards left
Jamaica for the USA at the age of 12 and became a US citizen in May2002 .AtSt. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale , she lettered inbasketball in high school and is a member of theNational Honor Society , ending her high school academic career with a 4.0grade point average . In2002 she was named National High School Female Athlete of the Year, USA Track and Field's Youth Athlete of the Year, andTrack and Field News Women's Prep Athlete of the Year.Richards graduated from the
University of Texas at Austin in 2006 with a degree in management information systems. She is a singer and a dancer, regularly putting on shows for family and friends. Since 2007, she has been engaged to currentNew York Giants cornerback & Super Bowl champion,Aaron Ross . They have been dating since 2003. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2822133 Track star girlfriend pushes Texas' Ross] ]She has won a silver medal in the 400 meters at
2005 World Championships in Athletics . In 2006, together withJeremy Wariner (400 m) andAsafa Powell (100 m) she won her sixth out of sixGolden League events (100 m) in the same season, which earned her a total of $250,000. She brokeValerie Brisco-Hooks ' US record of 48.83 with a 48.70 at the end of the 2006 season and was namedIAAF 2006 Female World Athlete of the Year [. [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=36753.html $100,000 the richer, Powell and Richards are the World Athletes of the Year] ] After failing to qualify for the 400m at the2007 World Championships in Athletics inOsaka due to illness which caused her to finish fourth in the US trials, Richards was the favourite to win gold in the2008 Olympic Games inBeijing and qualified fastest for the final, but went out of the blocks too quickly and was overtaken in the finishing straight byChristine Ohuruogu of Great Britain andShericka Williams of Jamaica, consigning her to the bronze medal.Major achievements
Audio interview
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/08/podcast-74-sanya-richards-hours-before-her-first-world-championship-race-in-osaka/ Sanya Richards discusses her goals and disappointments coming into the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan]
* [http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/03/podcast-25-interview-with-sprinter-sanya-richards/ TheFinalSprint.com's interview with sprinter Sanya Richards]Video Interviews
* [http://www.flocasts.com/flotrack/speakers.php?sid=233&vid=2854 Flotrack Interview with Sanya Richards]
ponsorship
In Aug 2007, Sanya was signed as a global brand spokesperson for
Nutrilite , the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements (based on 2006 sales).Nutrilite products are sold throughAmway corporation. [ [http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/TeamNutrilite/Athletes/Sanya-Richards.aspx Amway and Nutrilite Athletes ] ]Personal
Sanya is currently engaged to
New York Giants cornerbackAaron Ross . [Citation |last=Townsend |first=Brad |title=Sanya Richards: More than snake-bitten |url=http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/sanya-richards-more-than-snake.html |publisher="Dallas Morning News " |date=2008-08-19 |accessdate=2008-08-19]References
External links
* [http://sanyarichards.net Official Website]
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* [http://usatf.org/athletes/bios/Richards_Sanya.asp USA T&F - Sanya Richards]
* [http://usuarios.lycos.es/sandrakba/sanyarichards.htm Sanya Richards Pictures]
* [http://usolympicteam.com/26_22222.htm Sanya Richards' U.S. Olympic Team bio]j
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