Harper
Track and Field

Dawn

Harper-Nelson

Olympian 2008, 2012

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5’6”

Age

40

Hometown

St. Louis, IL

Education

East St. Louis High School '02 UCLA




 East St. Louis, Ill.
 East St. Louis Senior High School (East St. Louis, Ill.) '02

Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, silver (100m Hurdles - Women)
    • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (100m Hurdles - Women)
Career Highlights
  • 2011 World Outdoor, bronze
  • 2009 Outdoor Visa
  • Two-time USA Outdoor champion
  • Two-time NCAA All-American
  • 2003 Pan American Junior Champion

Fun Facts: A 2002 graduate of East St. Louis High School, she won six state titles there ... She won her first national outdoor title and the women's Visa Championship Series in 2009 ... Since graduating from UCLA in 2006, Harper has been training under Bob Kersee in Los Angeles

Learn more: 
USA Track & Field



World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – silver (100m Hurdles - Women)
  • Years of participation: 100m Hurdles - Women 2009, 2015, 2017
  • Medals: 1 (1 silver)
    • Silver – 2017 (100m Hurdles - Women)

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