Nia Ali(born October 23, 1988) is an Americantrack and fieldathlete, who specializes in the100 m hurdles,heptathlon,and other events.
 Ali at the2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nia Ali |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 23, 1988 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 metres hurdles |
| College team | USC Trojans |
| Team | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Coached by | John Coghlan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2016 |
| Personalbest | 100 metres hurdles:12.30 |
She is the2016 Olympic Silver Medalistin the 100-meter hurdles, the 2019 World champion in the 100-meter hurdles, and twice in a row world indoor champion (2014 Sopotand2016 Portland) in 60 meters hurdles.
Early life
editRaised in theGermantownsection ofPhiladelphiaand attendingWest Catholic Preparatory High School,Ali moved toPleasantville, New Jerseyfor her senior year and graduated fromPleasantville High Schoolin 2006.[1]
Career
editNCAA
editIn college, Ali was the 2011 NCAA leader andNCAA championfor theUSC Trojansin the 100 m hurdles in a time of (2.1w) 12.63.[2]Ali formerly competed for theTennessee Volunteers(then the Lady Volunteers) where she wasSoutheastern Conferencechampion in the heptathlon and at USC she was anAll-Americanin the heptathlon.[3]
Professional
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Ali was selected to represent the U.S. in Shenzhen, China for the World University Games where she won the Gold Medal in a time of 12.85.
At the2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAli took third in the 100 m hurdles to qualify for the2013 World Championships in Athletics.[2]At the World Championships, Ali was a semi-finalist in the100 m hurdles,ultimately finishing 10th.[4]
At the2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAli took eighth in the 100 m hurdles.[5]
She won the 60 meters hurdles at the 2013USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsinAlbuquerque, New Mexicoin a personal best of 7.93 and repeated the year later with a new personal best of 7.80,[6]which also qualified her for the2014 World Indoor Championshipswhere she took the gold medal running 7.80 a second time.
In 2015, Ali took a year off to give birth to her son with hurdlerMichael Tinsley.[7]She returned to the2016 World Indoor Championshipsto successfully defend her gold medal. After winning, she carried her son on the victory lap.
Ali placed third in the 100 hurdles in a time of 12.55 at the2016 United States Olympic Trialsbehind Team USA teammatesBrianna Rollins,Kristi Castlinto qualify to represent the United States at the2016 Summer Olympicsin Brazil.[8]Later that year she won the silver medal at the Olympics. The United States was the first country to win gold, silver, and bronze in the women's 100 hurdles in one Olympics in 2016; this was also the first time American women achieved such asweepin any Olympic track and field event.[9]
In 2019, Ali won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the IAAF world championships inDoha, Qatarwith a personal-best time of 12.34.[10]The time ties her withSharika Nelvisas the#9 performer of all time.
Competition record
editNational championships results
editInternational championship results
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow,Russia | 3rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.83 | -0.6 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot,Poland | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.80 | PB | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland,USA | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.81 | PB | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.59 | +0.0 | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London,England | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | +0.1 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha,Qatar | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.34 | +0.3 | PB |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene,USA | 100 m hurdles | DQ(h) | - | -0.3 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest,Hungary | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 12.78 | -0.2 |
Personal life
editAli has a son, Titus Maximus, with American OlympianMichael Tinsley,[11][12]an American track and field athlete specializing in the 400-metre hurdles.[13]In June 2018, she had a daughter with her partner, Canadian Olympic sprinterAndre De Grasse,[13]and a second child in May 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^McGarry, Michael."Pleasantville grad Nia Ali overcame adversity to make Olympic team"ArchivedOctober 15, 2019, at theWayback Machine,The Press of Atlantic City,July 30, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2019. "The 2006 Pleasantville High School graduate will compete in the 100-meter hurdles when the Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.... Ali moved to Pleasantville for her senior year of high school."
- ^abBoal, Eric (June 22, 2013)."TRACK AND FIELD: USC graduate Nia Ali clears big hurdle, off to World Championships".Los Angeles Daily News.Archivedfrom the original on August 10, 2016.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"Nia Ali Bio".University of Southern California Official Athletic Site.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"Brown Wins Bronze at IAAF World Track & Field Championships".usctrojans.August 18, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on October 15, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Track & Field Women's 100 meters hurdles".USA Track & Field. June 29, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2016.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^USA Indoor Track & Field ChampionsArchivedDecember 20, 2019, at theWayback MachineUSA Track & Field. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^"Pleasantville grad Nia Ali has eyes on Olympics and raising newborn".The Press of Atlantic City.April 16, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on October 15, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field Men's steeplechase".usatf.org. July 8, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon August 24, 2016.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"Rio Olympics 2016: US women sweep medals in 100m hurdles".BBC News.August 18, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on September 16, 2017.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^"Championships Allyson Felix wins record 13th World Athletics Championships gold in Doha".The Guardian.Associated Press.October 6, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on October 7, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2019.
- ^That Extra EdgeArchivedApril 8, 2019, at theWayback MachineSpikes. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^Minutaglio, Rose."Move Over, Boomer! There's a New Baby in Town: 100-Meter Hurdler Nia Ali's 15-Month-Old Son Titus Steals the Show".Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2021.RetrievedAugust 4,2021.
- ^ab"Andre De Grasse and Nia Ali's baby girl born Saturday".Canadian Running Magazine.June 25, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on October 7, 2019.RetrievedOctober 7,2019.
- ^"Andre De Grasse will miss World Relays with 2nd baby due next month".CBC News.April 7, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on August 4, 2021.RetrievedAugust 4,2021.
External links
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- Nia AliatWorld Athletics
- Nia AliatUSATF.org
- Nia Aliatlegacy.USATF.org(archived)
- Nia AliatOlympics
- Nia Aliat Olympic.org (archived)
- Nia AliatOlympedia
- Nia AliatTeam USA(archive June 6, 2023)
