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Tianna Madison

Tianna Bartoletta
Tianna Bartoletta Rio 2016.jpg
Bartoletta at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born August 30, 1985 (1985-08-30) (age 31)
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg)

Tianna Bartoletta (née Madison; born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed fourth in the 100m race then won her first gold by leading off the world record-setting 4×100m relay team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won two more golds, first with a personal best to win the long jump then again leading off the victorious 4×100m relay team.

Other achievements include winning the long jump World Championship in 2005 and 2015, plus the long jump World Indoor Championship in 2006. She also was a pusher on the U.S. bobsled team in 2012.

Tianna Bartoletta (birthname Tianna Madison) was born on August 30, 1985 in Elyria, Ohio. She attended local public schools, including Elyria High School. She was a member of the 2003 USA TODAY All-USA High School Girls Track Team, as well as her high school basketball and track teams. She appeared in the 2003 "Faces In The Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated, participated in the Ohio Reads program working with elementary students, made Elyria High School’s High and Distinguished Honor Rolls for four years running, and was named the 2003 Gatorade Ohio High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.


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