Sanya Richards-Ross (born February 26, 1985) is a Jamaican American track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009 World Championships in Berlin in the 400 meters race.
Richards left Jamaica for the USA at the age of 12 and beca...
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Sanya Richards-Ross (born February 26, 1985) is a Jamaican American track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009 World Championships in Berlin in the 400 meters race.
Richards left Jamaica for the USA at the age of 12 and became a US citizen in May 2002. At St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, she lettered in Track and Field in high school and is a member of the National Honor Society, ending her high school academic career with a 4.0 grade point average. In 2002 she was named National High School Female Athlete of the Year, USA Track and Field's Youth Athlete of the Year, and Track and Field News Women's Prep Athlete of the Year.
At the Athens Olympics in 2004, Richards was part of the US team which finished first in the 4×400 meters relay. They were...
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