Dalilah Muhammad

Dalilah Muhammad (born February 7, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2016 Rio Olympics champion and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, becoming at the latter the then-second-fastest woman of all time in the event with her personal best of 51.58 seconds. Muhammad was second at both the 2013 and 2017 World Championships to take her first gold in 2019, setting the former world record of 52.16 s. She was the second female 400 m hurdler in history, after Sally Gunnell, to have won the Olympic, World titles and broken the world record. At both the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Games, she also took gold as part of women's 4 × 400 metres relay team.

Dalilah Muhammad
Muhammad at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-02-07) February 7, 1990
Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Home townRochdale Village, Queens, New York, U.S.
EducationBenjamin N. Cardozo High School
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics (track and field)
Event400 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 400 m hurdles,  Silver
  • 4×400 m relay,  Gold
World finals
  • 2013 Moscow
  • 400 m hurdles,  Silver
  • 2017 London
  • 400 m hurdles,  Silver
  • 2019 Doha
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
  • 4×400 m relay,  Gold
  • 2022 Eugene
  • 400 m hurdles,  Bronze
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro400 m hurdles
2020 Tokyo4×400 m relay
2020 Tokyo400 m hurdles
World Championships
2019 Doha400 m hurdles
2019 Doha4×400 m relay
2013 Moscow400 m hurdles
2017 London400 m hurdles
2022 Eugene400 m hurdles
Diamond League
2017400 m hurdles
2018400 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
2007 Ostrava400 m hurdles
2007 OstravaMedley relay
Pan American Junior Championships
2009 Port of Spain400 m hurdles

Muhammad won the 400 m hurdles at the 2007 World Youth Championships, and placed second in the event at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships. Collegiately, she ran for the USC Trojans, for whom she was a four-time All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She was also the 2013, 2016, and 2017 American national champion and a two-time Diamond League winner.

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