Aliann Pompey
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Full name | Aliann Tabitha Omalara Pompey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 March 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 20 September 2012. |
Aliann Tabitha Omalara Pompey
Pompey won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and also won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She holds the South American indoor record for the 400 m. She participated at the
Born in Georgetown, Guyana, she moved to the United States at the age of 14 and graduated from Cohoes High School, and then Manhattan College in The Bronx, New York City. Initially uninterested in track and field, she began to take running seriously in 1995, quickly reducing her 400 metres best time to 53 seconds and winning the state championships. She won the 400 m at the 2000 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, becoming the Manhattan Jaspers' first ever female national champion.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1999.[5]
Personal bests
Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
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200 metres | 23.33 | Patras, Greece | 12 July 2004 |
400 metres | 50.71 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
400 metres (indoor) | 51.83 | New York City, United States | 26 February 2010 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Guyana | |||||
1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada
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4th (h) | 400 m | 52.65[6] |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
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31st (qf) | 400 m | 53.42 |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal
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10th (sf) | 400 m | 53.18 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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20th (h) | 400 m | 51.96 | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 400 m | 51.63 |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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8th (sf) | 400 m | 52.74 |
Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 400 m | 52.06 | |
World Championships | Paris, France
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25th (h) | 400 m | 52.21 | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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17th (sf) | 400 m | 51.61 |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 400 m | 52.21 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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37th (h) | 400 m | 53.12 | |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia
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16th (h) | 400 m | 53.72 |
Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia
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21st (h) | 400 m | 53.76 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 8th | 400 m | 54.11
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2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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13th (h) | 400 m | 53.03 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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23rd (sf) | 400 m | 53.58 | |
2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia
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7th (h) | 400 m | 52.08 |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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11th (sf) | 400 m | 50.93 | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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11th (sf) | 400 m | 50.71 |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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5th | 400 m | 52.75 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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6th | 200 m | 24.27 | |
2nd | 400 m | 52.33 | |||
Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India
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2nd | 400 m | 51.65 | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 400 m | 52.02 |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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25th (h) | 400 m | 53.59 | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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18th (h) | 400 m | 54.63 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 52.58 |
References
- ^ "WOA Leadership". World Olympians Association. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aliann Pompey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Five athletes confirmed for Beijing Olympics — door open to others" Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Guyana Chronicle, 12 June 2008
- ^ O'Neil, A. Reid (24 September 2009). Aliann Pompey: Guyana's Gem. Tracklife. Retrieved on 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Manhattan Jaspers: Pompey continues run". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Did not start in the final
External links
- Aliann Pompey at World Athletics
- Aliann Pompey at Olympedia
- Aliann Pompey at Olympics.com
- Aliann Pompey at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Official website
- Aliann T. O. Pompey Interview