Nia Ali (born October 23, 1988) is an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the 100 m hurdles, heptathlon, and other events.
 Ali at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nia Ali |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 23, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 metres hurdles |
| College team | USC Trojans |
| Team | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Coached by | John Coghlan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2016 |
| Personal best | 100 metres hurdles: 12.30 |
She is the 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 100-meter hurdles, the 2019 World champion in the 100-meter hurdles, and twice in a row world indoor champion (2014 Sopot and 2016 Portland) in 60 meters hurdles.
Early life
editRaised in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and attending West Catholic Preparatory High School, Ali moved to Pleasantville, New Jersey for her senior year and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 2006.[1]
Career
editNCAA
editIn 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.[2] 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.[3]
Professional
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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.[2] At the World Championships, Ali was a semi-finalist in the 100 m hurdles, ultimately finishing 10th.[4]
At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Ali took eighth in the 100 m hurdles.[5]
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,[6] which also qualified her for the 2014 World Indoor Championships where she took the gold medal running 7.80 a second time.
In 2015, Ali took a year off to give birth to her son with hurdler Michael Tinsley.[7] She returned to the 2016 World Indoor Championships to successfully defend her gold medal. After winning, she carried her son on the victory lap.
Ali placed third in the 100 hurdles in a time of 12.55 at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials behind Team USA teammates Brianna Rollins, Kristi Castlin to qualify to represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[8] Later that year she won the silver medal at the Olympics. The United States was the first country to win gold, silver, and bronze in the women's 100 hurdles in one Olympics in 2016; this was also the first time American women achieved such a sweep in any Olympic track and field event.[9]
In 2019, Ali won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the IAAF world championships in Doha, Qatar with a personal-best time of 12.34.[10] The time ties her with Sharika Nelvis as the #9 performer of all time.
Competition record
editNational championships results
editInternational championship results
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.83 | -0.6 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.80 | PB | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, USA | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.81 | PB | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.59 | +0.0 | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, England | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | +0.1 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.34 | +0.3 | PB |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, USA | 100 m hurdles | DQ (h) | - | -0.3 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 12.78 | -0.2 |
Personal life
editAli has a son, Titus Maximus, with American Olympian Michael Tinsley,[11][12] an American track and field athlete specializing in the 400-metre hurdles.[13] In June 2018, she had a daughter with her partner, Canadian Olympic sprinter Andre De Grasse,[13] and a second child in May 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ McGarry, Michael. "Pleasantville grad Nia Ali overcame adversity to make Olympic team" Archived October 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, The Press of Atlantic City, July 30, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2019. "The 2006 Pleasantville High School graduate will compete in the 100-meter hurdles when the Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.... Ali moved to Pleasantville for her senior year of high school."
- ^ a b Boal, Eric (June 22, 2013). "TRACK AND FIELD: USC graduate Nia Ali clears big hurdle, off to World Championships". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Nia Ali Bio". University of Southern California Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Brown Wins Bronze at IAAF World Track & Field Championships". www.usctrojans.com. August 18, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Track & Field Women's 100 meters hurdles". USA Track & Field. June 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Archived December 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine USA Track & Field. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Pleasantville grad Nia Ali has eyes on Olympics and raising newborn". The Press of Atlantic City. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field Men's steeplechase". usatf.org. July 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: US women sweep medals in 100m hurdles". BBC News. August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Championships Allyson Felix wins record 13th World Athletics Championships gold in Doha". The Guardian. Associated Press. October 6, 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ That Extra Edge Archived April 8, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Spikes. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Minutaglio, Rose. "Move Over, Boomer! There's a New Baby in Town: 100-Meter Hurdler Nia Ali's 15-Month-Old Son Titus Steals the Show". Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Andre De Grasse and Nia Ali's baby girl born Saturday". Canadian Running Magazine. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Andre De Grasse will miss World Relays with 2nd baby due next month". CBC News. April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
External links
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- Nia Ali at World Athletics
- Nia Ali at www.USATF.org
- Nia Ali at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Nia Ali at Olympics.com
- Nia Ali at Olympic.org (archived)
- Nia Ali at Olympedia (archive)
- Nia Ali at Team USA (archive June 6, 2023)
