Nia Ali
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nia Sifaatihii Ali |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
October 23, 1988 Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics running |
| Event(s) | 100 metres hurdles |
| College team | USC Trojans |
| Team | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Coached by | Ryan Wilson |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2016 |
| Personal best(s) | 100 metres hurdles: 12.48 |
Nia Ali (born October 23, 1988) is an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the 100 m hurdles, heptathlon, and other events.
Raised in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Ali moved to Pleasantville, New Jersey for her senior year and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 2006.
In college Ali was the 2011 NCAA leader and NCAA champion for the USC Trojans in the 100 m hurdles in a time of (2.1w) 12.63. Ali formerly competed for the Tennessee Volunteers (then the Lady Volunteers) where she was Southeastern Conference champion in the heptathlon and at USC she was an All-American in the heptathlon.
Ali was selected to represent the U.S. in Shenzhen, China for the World University Games where she won the Gold Medal in a time of 12.85.
At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Ali took third in the 100 m hurdles to qualify for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. At the World Championships, Ali was a semi-finalist in the 100 m hurdles, ultimately finishing 10th.
At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Ali took eighth in the 100 m hurdles.
She won the 60 meters hurdles at the 2013 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico in a personal best of 7.93 and repeated the year later with a new personal best of 7.80, which also qualified her for the 2014 World Indoor Championships where she took the gold medal running 7.80 a second time.
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