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Erica

Bougard

Olympian 2020

Erica Bougard

Athlete Bio#

Erica Bougard running

Age

31

Hometown

Byhalia, TN

Education

Mississippi State University

Quick Facts
  • Daughter of Toya Norman and Eric Bougard
  • Played basketball in high school
  • First female MSU athlete named to the Bowerman Trophy Watch List during the 2015 outdoor season
  • Aunt Karen Bougard ran cross country at Jackson State University
  • Wore rainbow-colored spikes while competing in the heptathlon high jump at the 2019 World Championships in Doha
  • Active LGBTQ+ advocate.

Most recent: 2018 – 5th (pentathlon) Years of Participation: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 Top finish: 5th – 2018 (pentathalon)

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USA Track and Field

Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Heptathlon - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 4th (Heptathlon - Women)
  • Years of participation: Heptathlon - Women 2015, 2017, 2019; Pentathlon (Indoor) - Women 2018
  • Top finish: – 2015 (Heptathlon - Women)

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