Monique Henderson

Monique Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Monique Marie Henderson
Born	February 18, 1983(1983-02-18)(age41) San Diego, California,U.S.
Medal record Women'sathletics RepresentingUnited States Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4x400 meter relay 2008 Beijing 4x400 meter relay

Monique Marie Henderson(born February 18, 1983, inSan Diego, California) is an Americantrack and fieldathlete, who specializes in the400-meter dash.Henderson was agold medalistin both the2004 Olympic GamesinAthens, Greeceand the2008 Olympic GamesinBeijing, Chinaas a member of the American4×400-meter relaysquad.

As a young runner, she set the still standing American record for 9-10-year-old girls in the 400 meters.

Henderson prepped atMorse High Schoolin San Diego '01. She is the only four-time400 metersCalifornia State Champion in the state's history from 98–01.In 1999 while in high school, age 16, she won the 400m at the World Youth Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. At age 17, she set a US junior class, as well ashigh school national record(since broken), at 50.74 in the 400 m at theCIF California State Meet.In 2000, still in high school, she was named to the US Olympic track and field team. Selected as an alternate (Pool) for the 4 × 400 m squad but did not run.That year she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" byTrack and Field News.

After graduating from high school in 2001 she accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA. While atUCLAin 2002, she place 1st in the 400m at the World Junior Championship held in Kingston Jamaica. Also at UCLA she went on to be a five-time Pac-10 champion. In 2004, she placed second at the NCAA championships at 400 m. The next year she became the 2005NCAA outdoor championat 400 m, establishing a newNCAA record(50.10). In 2005, she won theHonda Awardas the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete.

Since 2010, the gold medal at theAthens Olympics in 2004has been in doubt asCrystal Cox,who ran for the team in a preliminary round, admitted to doping.However, as of 2012 the original result still stands.

She holds amaster's degreeinkinesiologyand worked as a professor in the exercise science department atSan Diego Mesa Collegeuntil 2015 when she became the head coach atGolden West Collegein Summer 2015.

Honors

Monique Henderson was nominated and inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in 2009 hosted byWomen's Museum of California,Commission on the Status of Women,University of California, San DiegoWomen's Center, andSan Diego State UniversityWomen's Studies.

External links

• Monique HendersonatWorld Athletics
• Monique HendersonatTeam USA(archive March 23, 2023) (archive August 23, 2004)
• Monique HendersonatOlympedia
• Monique HendersonatOlympics.com
• The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Fieldat theWayback Machine(archived June 20, 2012)