Dalilah Muhammad
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. | February 7, 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Rochdale Village, Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Benjamin N. Cardozo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics (track and field) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dalilah Muhammad (born February 7, 1990)[1] is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2016 Rio Olympics champion[2] and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, becoming at the latter the then-second-fastest woman of all time in the event with her personal best of 51.58 seconds.[3] Muhammad was second at both the 2013 and 2017 World Championships to take her first gold in 2019, setting the former world record of 52.16 s. She was the second female 400 m hurdler in history, after Sally Gunnell, to have won the Olympic, World titles and broken the world record. At both the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Games, she also took gold as part of women's 4 × 400 metres relay team.
Muhammad won the 400 m hurdles at the 2007 World Youth Championships, and placed second in the event at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships. Collegiately, she ran for the USC Trojans, for whom she was a four-time All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She was also the 2013, 2016, and 2017 American national champion[4] and a two-time Diamond League winner.
Early life
Dalilah Muhammad was born February 7, 1990, in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, to parents Nadirah and Askia Muhammad.[5][6]
Athletic career
High school and college track
Dalilah Muhammad competed in various track and field events at high school, including the
In 2008, she enrolled at the
In 2012, she set personal records in the sprint hurdles events, running 8.23 seconds for the
Professional
After graduating from USC, she chose to compete professionally in the 400 m hurdles. She improved her personal best in the 2013 season with 55.97 then 54.94 seconds in
At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she improved her personal record by half a second with a run of 53.83 in the final to win her first national title in the 400 m hurdles.[12] Muhammad has represented Nike since 2013.[13] At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Muhammad qualified for the 400 m hurdles but did not start.[14] At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she placed 7th with a time of 57.31.[15]
At the
Muhammad broke the 400-meter hurdles
Track statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
Personal bests
Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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400 m hurdles |
51.58 | — | Tokyo, Japan | August 4, 2021 | Third-fastest woman of all time[3] |
400 m dash | 50.60 | — | Chorzów, Poland | June 16, 2019 | |
4×400 m relay split |
48.94 | — | Tokyo, Japan | August 7, 2021 | third leg[24] |
200 m dash | 23.35 | -0.1 | Palo Alto, CA, United States | March 30, 2019 | |
100 m hurdles |
13.33 | +1.9 | Austin, TX, United States | May 26, 2012 | |
100 m dash | 11.42 | +1.7 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | May 4, 2013 | |
60 m hurdles indoor |
8.23 | — | Fayetteville, AR, United States | March 2, 2012 |
International championships
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.25 | |
1st | Medley relay | 2:08.38 | [n 1] | |||
2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 58.42 | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.09 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.13 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.50 | |
2019 | World Championships
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Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m hurdles
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52.16 | WR |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay
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3:18.92 | ||||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 51.58 | PB |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.85 | ||||
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.13 | SB |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.19 |
400 m hurdles circuit wins and titles
- 2018.[28]
National championships
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the USC Trojans (2009–2012) and Nike (2013–2019) | ||||||
2009 | NCAA Division I Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.65 | |
U.S. Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.32[29] | ||
2010 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 400 m hurdles | 57.85 | |
17th | 4×400 m relay | 3:39.90 | ||||
2011 | NCAA Division I Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 57.88 | |
2012 | NCAA Division I Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.71 | |
U.S. Olympic Trials
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Eugene, Oregon | 20th | 400 m hurdles | 58.46[30] | ||
2013 | U.S. Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.83[31] | |
2015 | U.S. Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 11th | 400 m hurdles | 57.33[15] | |
2016 | U.S. Olympic Trials
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Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.88 | |
2017 | U.S. Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.64 | |
2019 | U.S. Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.20 | |
2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials
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Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 52.42 |
- NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[32]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Dalilah MUHAMMAD – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "American Dalilah Muhammad wins 400m hurdles gold". OmRiyadat.com. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "400 Metres Hurdles Women (all-time table until 4 August 2021)". World Athletics. August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Dalilah Muhammad". DiamondLeague.com. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Boone, Ruschell (August 13, 2016). "Parents of Queens Track and Field Star Get Ready to Cheer Her On in Olympics". NY1. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dalilah Muhammad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dalilah Muhammad". usctrojans.com. USC Trojans. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Girls 400m Hurdles Final". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. July 13, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "2007 New York Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year". Gatorade.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Dalilah Muhammad". Tilastopaja.org. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Pan American Junior Championships 2009". WJAH.co.uk. World Junior Athletics History. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Upsets and Breakthroughs on Final Day of USA Outdoor Championships". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. June 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Kirby, Jen. "Queens Native Is the First American to Win Gold in the Women's 400-Meter Hurdles". Intelligencer. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ Vera, Amir (July 29, 2019). "Dalilah Muhammad breaks 16-year-old world record at US track and field championships". CNN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (August 7, 2019). "The Imperfect World Record: Examining Dalilah Muhammad's 400-Meter Hurdles Race". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Ratified: Muhammad's world 400m hurdles record and Anderson's world U20 100m hurdles record". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Cacciola, Scott (October 4, 2019). "Dalilah Muhammad Breaks Her Own World Record in the 400-Meter Hurdles". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Ratified: Muhammad's world 400m hurdles record, Mahuchikh's world U20 high jump records and Cheptegei's world 10km record". WorldAthletics.org (Press release). January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Year's Best Athletes, Performances and Hall of Fame Inductees Honored at USATF Night of Legends". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- Track and Field News. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- IOC. Archived from the originalon August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- IAAF. July 14, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- IAAF. July 15, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Masback, Britton (September 5, 2017). "IAAF Diamond League 2017, Brussels leg: A story of tired Legs, expected champions, and triumphant newcomers". Sportskeeda. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Weltklasse Zürich Recap: Noah Lyles and Caster Semenya remain perfect as Hellen Obiri and Luvo Manyonga earn narrow wins". LetsRun.com. August 30, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "US Olympic Trials Women's 400 m prelims". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results". USATF.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Dalilah Muhammad at USC". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved February 26, 2021.
External links
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Women's 400m Hurdles Final - World Record, World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on YouTube |
- Dalilah Muhammad at World Athletics
- Dalilah Muhammad at Diamond League
- Dalilah Muhammad at legacy.USATF.org
- Dalilah Muhammad at www.USATF.org
- Dalilah Muhammad at Olympics.com
- Dalilah Muhammad at Olympedia
- Dalilah Muhammad at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)