Sanya
Richards-Ross

Olympian 2004, 2008, 2012

4
GOLD

0
SILVER

1
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5’8”

Age

Hometown

Austin, TX

Education

University of Texas

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian; 5-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze)

Olympic Games London 2012, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women, 400m - Women), 5th (200m - Women)
Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), bronze (400m - Women)
Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), 6th (400m - Women)

Career Highlights

Two-time Florida High School Female Athlete of the Year
2003 NCAA 400m champion
2005 Visa champion and Humanitarian Athlete of the Year
2009 World Outdoor champion
2012 World Indoor champion
Four-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist
Six-time USA Outdoor 400m champion

Fun Facts: Named Visa Humanitarian of the Year in 2005, her namesake charity, the Sanya Richards Fast Track Program benefits children in need in her native Jamaica ... Created in 2007, the program combines literacy, numeracy and promotes an active and healthy lifestyle through sports ... She married her college sweetheart, Aaron Ross, a two-time Superbowl Champion cornerback with the New York Giants, who recently signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on February 26, 2010, on her 25th birthday ... The wedding was featured on the television show Platinum Weddings

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USA Track & Field

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2015 – silver (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2003, 2007, 2009, 2015; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2012; 400m (Indoor) - Women 2006, 2012; 400m - Women 2003, 2005, 2009; 200m - Women 2007
Medals: 8 (5 gold, 3 silver)

Gold – 2012 (400m (Indoor) - Women); 2009 (4 x 400m Relay - Women, 400m - Women); 2007 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2003 (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
Silver – 2015 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2012 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women); 2005 (400m - Women)