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Track and Field

Quanera Hayes

Olympian 2020, 2024

Quanera Hayes
  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Quanera Hayes smiles with the American flag draped over her shoulders

Height

5'9"

Age

32

Hometown

Dillon, SC

Education

Livingstone College (Salisbury, N.C.) ’15, English

Personal
  • Mother of son, Demetrius
  • Started running in middle school when a coach saw her potential and invited her to the team
  • Wants to return to school to become an English or special education teacher.
Career Highlights
  • 2016 World Indoor Championships (Bronze, 400-meter)
Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 7th (400m - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
  • Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2017, 2023; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2016, 2018; 400m - Women 2017; 400m (Indoor) - Women 2016
  • Medals: 4 (3 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2018 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women); 2017 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2016 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women)
    • Bronze – 2016 (400m (Indoor) - Women)

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