Quanera Hayes
American sprinter (born 1992)
Quanera Hayes (born March 7, 1992) is an American sprinter specializing in the 400 meters distance.[2] She won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and is the 2020 US Olympic Trials champion in the women's 400 m. She has earned several gold medals for the United States in the 4 × 400 m relay, including at the World Championships and World Relays in 2017, as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2016 and 2018. A 400m 2021 Diamond League champion.
Early life
Hayes was born March 7, 1992. She was raised in her hometown of Hope Mills, North Carolina and attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, competing for the NCAA Division II track and field team from 2012 until 2015 when she graduated.[3][4][1]
Professional track career
Hayes won the women's 400 m at the United States Olympic Trials on June 20, 2021, qualifying for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics with a seasonal best time of 49.78 seconds ahead of Allyson Felix.[5]
Personal life
As of June 20, 2021, she had a 2-year-old son named Demetrius.[5]
Competition record
Circuit wins and titles
Personal bests
Surface |
Event |
Time |
Venue |
Date |
Notes
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Outdoor
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400 m |
49.72 |
Sacramento, California, US |
June 24, 2017 |
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200 m |
22.55 |
Gainesville, Florida, US |
April 28, 2017 |
-0.3 m/s wind
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100 m |
11.27 |
Gainesville, Florida, US |
April 22, 2016 |
+0.4 m/s wind
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Indoor
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400 m |
51.09 |
Portland, Oregon, US |
March 12, 2016 |
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300 m |
35.71 |
Clemson, South Carolina, US |
January 7, 2017 |
Indoor American record
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200 m |
22.70 |
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US |
February 7, 2021 |
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References
- ^ a b c d Gretschel, Johanna (August 10, 2017). "From DII To World Team: The Improbable Rise Of Quanera Hayes & Drew Windle". FloTrack. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ATHLETE PROFILE Quanera HAYES". World Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "THE 2014-2015 SEASON WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ROSTER QUANERA HAYES". Livingstone Blue Bears. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "QUANERA HAYES LIVINGSTONE". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Thorburn, Ryan (June 20, 2021). "Mother magic: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix finish 1-2 in 400 final to qualify for Olympics". The Register-Guard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League Final | Letzigrund - Zürich (SUI) | 8th-9th September 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. September 9, 2021. p. 8. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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- 1983: Kerstin Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch, Dagmar Rübsam, Undine Bremer, Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
- 1987: Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Müller, Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
- 1991: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Anna Chuprina (URS)
- 1993: Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles, Terri Dendy, Michelle Collins (USA)
- 1995: Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles, Nicole Green (USA)
- 1997: Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer (GER)
- 1999: Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova, Natalya Sharova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS)
- 2001: Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton, Michelle Burgher, Deon Hemmings (JAM)
- 2003: Demetria Washington, Jearl Miles Clark, Me'Lisa Barber, Sanya Richards, DeeDee Trotter (USA)
- 2005: Yuliya Pechonkina, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova, Tatyana Firova, Olesya Zykina (RUS)
- 2007: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2009: Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard (USA)
- 2011: Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory, Natasha Hastings, Keshia Baker (USA)
- 2013: Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Ashley Spencer, Francena McCorory, Joanna Atkins (USA)
- 2015: Christine Day, Shericka Jackson, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Chrisann Gordon (JAM)
- 2017: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Phyllis Francis, Kendall Ellis, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2019: Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Wadeline Jonathas, Jessica Beard, Allyson Felix, Kendall Ellis, Courtney Okolo (USA)
- 2022: Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kaylin Whitney, Allyson Felix, Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)
- 2023: Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte (NED)
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- LaTanya Sheffield (women's head coach - Sprints/hurdles)
- Stanley Redwine (men's head coach - Distance)
- Delethea Quarles (women's Jumps/Multis)
- Nic Petersen (men's Jumps/Multis)
- Ashley Kovacs (women's Throws)
- Gary Aldrich (men's Throws)
- Amy Begley (women's Distance)
- Michael Ford (men's Sprints/Hurdles)
- Mike Marsh (men's Relays)
- Michelle Freeman (women's Relays)
- Danielle Siebert (women's Head Manager)
- Manny Bautista (men's Head Manager)
- Tim Weaver (Event Manager)
- Demetria Davis (Event Manager)
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Medical Staff |
- Monique Burton (Medical Doctor)
- Amadeus Mason (Medical Doctor)
- Asdrubal Lopez (Chiropractor)
- Connie Hayes (Chiropractor)
- Dustin Williams (Athletic Trainer)
- Christie Coad (Athletic Trainer)
- Jerrica Thomas (Physical Therapist)
- Chris Margallo (Physical Therapist)
- Harris Patel (Physician Assistant/Athletic Trainer)
- Chris Yee (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Chris Thomas (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Ena Weinstein (Athletic Trainer/Licensed (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Chris Stanley (Sports Psychologist)
- Sean McCann (Sports Psychologist)
- Alicia Glass (Dietician)
- Mackenzie White (Dietician)
- Rikki Keen (Dietician)
- Kiki Cruickshank (HPTC/CDFAS Medical Staff)
- Brittany Garcia (HPTC/CDFAS Medical Staff)
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- 1991: Germany (Seuser, Schreiter, Hesselbarth, Breuer)
- 1993: Jamaica (Hemmings, Grant, Rattray-Williams, Richards)
- 1995: Russia (Chebykina, Ruzina, Kulikova, Goncharenko)
- 1997: Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Alekseyeva)
- 1999: Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Nazarova)
- 2001: Russia (Nosova, Zykina, Sotnikova, Kotlyarova)
- 2003: Russia (Antyukh, Pechonkina, Zykina, Nazarova)
- 2004: Russia (Krasnomovets, Kotlyarova, Levina, Nazarova)
- 2006: Russia (Levina, Nazarova, Krasnomovets, Antyukh)
- 2008: Russia (Gushchina, Levina, Nazarova, Zykina)
- 2010: United States (Dunn, Trotter, Hastings, Felix)
- 2012: Great Britain (Cox, Sanders, Ohuruogu, Shakes-Drayton)
- 2014: United States (Hastings, Atkins, McCorory, Tate, Hayes, Hargrove)
- 2016: United States (Hastings, Hayes, Okolo, Spencer)
- 2018: United States (Hayes, Moline, Wimbley, Okolo)
- 2022: Jamaica (Bromfield, Russell, McGregor, McPherson, James)
- 2024: Netherlands (Klaver, Peeters, De Witte, Bol, Van der Schoot, Saalberg)
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- OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance:The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1959–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015 |
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