Ashley Spencer (athlete)

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Ashley Spencer
Personal information
Born (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 30)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event400m hurdles
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland 400 m
World Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 4×400 m relay

Ashley Spencer (born June 8, 1993) is an American

Tonya Buford-Bailey
.

Early life

Born June 8, 1993, in

Steve Smith, the 1995 Pan American Games
silver medalist in the high jump.

International career

At the

4x400 meter relay.[1]

At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Spencer finished third in the 400m.[2][3] This finish assured her selection for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.[4] At the World Championships she ran 51.48 in the 400m heats to qualify for the semifinals, where she was eliminated running 51.80. She went on to win a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, along with Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings and Francena McCorory.

Spencer won a silver medal in the 400m in 51.77 and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the

United States Olympic Trials, she finished second behind Dalilah Muhammad in the 400m hurdles in a personal best of 54.02, to earn selection for the Rio Olympics. She also finished seventh in the 400m final at the trials in 51.09. At the Rio Olympics
, she won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 53.72 seconds.

In June 2017, Spencer moved into the world all-time top 25 when she improved her 400m hurdles best to 53.11 seconds, finishing fourth at the U.S. Championships, in a race won by Dalilah Muhammad in 52.64.

References

  1. ^ Hersh, Philip (July 15, 2012). "Another track gold for Illini's spencer". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Thursday Track - June 20 Results". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2013 USA Track & Field Championships Results". Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via flipsnack.com.
  4. ^ "Team USA Named for World Championships in Moscow". USA Track & Field. July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

External links

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