Lashinda Demus
Lashinda Demus (born March 10, 1983, in Inglewood, California) is a retired American hurdler who specialized in the 400 meter hurdles, an event in which she was the 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, becoming the first woman from the United States to win the Olympic 400 m hurdles title.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 10, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2004 Athens 400 m hurdles, 7th (sf) 2012 London 400 m hurdles, Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2005 Helsinki 400 m hurdles, Silver 2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles, Silver 4x400 m relay, Gold 2011 Daegu 400 m hurdles, Gold 2013 Moscow 400 m hurdles, Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Demus' personal best time over 400 m hurdles is 52.47 seconds, set in Daegu, South Korea on September 1, 2011, making her as of December 2022 the seventh fastest woman in history in the event. At the time it was the American record. She is a five-time national champion (400 m hurdles), and a four-time NCAA champion (400 m hurdles, 400 m indoors and 4 × 400 m relay out and indoors).
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