Natalie Knight
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1986-10-24)October 24, 1986[1]
Home townSnellville, Georgia[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 100 metres
College teamFlorida Gators[2]
ClubUnattached
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 100m: 11.42 (+1.6) (2008)
  • 200m: 22.84 (+0.7) (2008)[1]

Natalie Knight (born 24 October 1986) is an American former sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 metres. She was a four-time NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships finalist, and during her brief professional career she competed internationally in the 2010 Diamond League.

Biography

Knight competed at Shiloh High School, where she set several school records and set the AAU Junior Olympic Games record in the 4 × 100 metres relay with a time of 44.79.[2]

She competed collegiately for the Florida Gators track and field team, where she placed 6th in the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 m as a freshman and then placed 6th again as a senior.[1]

In 2008, she competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials, where she qualified for the quarter-finals but did not reach the semifinals.[1]

In 2009, Knight represented the United States in a sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays, running a time of 3:39.07, at the time the 10th-fastest mark of all time in a race won by Jamaica which set the still-standing world record of 3:34.56.[3]

In 2010, Knight competed at the inaugural Diamond League meeting in Doha, Qatar, finishing 6th in the 200 m with a time of 23.22.

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
100 metres11.42 (+1.6 m/s)SEC Track and Field ChampionshipsAuburn, Alabama18 May 2008
200 metres22.84 (+0.7 m/s)SEC Track and Field ChampionshipsAuburn, Alabama18 May 2008
4 × 100 metres relay42.85Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, California20 April 2008
Sprint medley relay3:39.07Penn RelaysPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania25 April 2009



References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Natalie Knight at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Natalie Knight - Women's Track and Field". Florida Gators. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Penn Relays". pennrelaysonline.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.