Janay DeLoach
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| Full name | Janay Deloach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Nay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
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October 12, 1985 Panama City, Florida, United States |
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| Residence | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump and hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Colorado State | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach (born October 12, 1985) is a United States track and field athlete who won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was listed in The Coloradoan's #3 Top Sports Story of 2011 about her road to the 2012 Olympics. She is currently signed to Nike and trains in Colorado.
She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May 19, 2003. Janay Deloach grew up as a "military brat" living in many different places but Eielson AFB and the Ravens became her home. She played basketball and track for the Ravens throughout high school and was even on the cheerleading team in her freshman year. She was the leading scorer for the Lady Ravens basketball team with quite a few scholarship opportunities as well.
She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for track and field in fall 2003.
She was 21st in the long jump at the U.S. 2008 Summer Olympic Trials for the long jump She won the long jump at the Birmingham Grand Prix meeting and was sixth in the event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She won her first major medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, coming second to Brittney Reese with a clearance of 6.98 m.
Janay competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon from June 29-July 1, 2012. While there she managed to earn the number three spot in the U.S. long jump finals with a jump of 7.03m (her career best). With a new career best jump she made the 2012 U.S. Olympic team for long jump and qualified to compete in London in August 2012.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Janay won the bronze medal with a jump of 6.89 m.
Janay finished 2nd in New Mexico at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.82 seconds.
At the 2014 World Indoor Athletics Championships, Janay competed in the women's 60 m hurdles. She finished 2nd in her prelim (8.01 seconds), 2nd in her semifinal (7.93 seconds) and 5th in the World Final (7.90 seconds).
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