Monica Hargrove
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 30, 1982 New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 m, 400 m | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgetown University | |||||||||||||||||
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Monica Hargrove (born December 30, 1982) is an American
4×400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays
that year.
College career
A native of
performance-enhancing drug use had made a professional track career less appealing to her. However, motivated by the atmosphere in the camp, she return to her track career in mid-2005.[2]
Professional career
The 2006 season represented a breakthrough into the elite level of competition in the United States. She finished fourth in the 400 meters at the US indoor championships and was selected for the US relay team at the
Mary Danner, she won the silver medal in 3 min 28.63 seconds, her first major medal in international competition.[1] She experienced more team success that year, setting a world best of 3:37.16 in the sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays with Rachelle Boone-Smith, Lauryn Williams, and Hazel Clark.[3]
In 2007, she won 400 m at the
DecaNation meetings.[5]
2009 season
Hargrove won the 600 meter race at the
Sanya Richards at the 2009 Penn Relays.[7] This time was only bettered by the medal winning teams at the World Championships that year.[8] A sixth-place finish at the national track and field championships in June meant that she had not qualified for the US team at the 2009 World Championships.[9]
She was a prominent fixture on the European athletics circuit, competing at
Athens Grand Prix, where she set a new 400 m best of 50.39 seconds.[5]
Near the end of the 2009 season, Hargrove was among the top twelve 400 m runners (and the fifth fastest American) that year.[10] As one of the top ranked runners on the IAAF World Athletics Tour, she was entered in the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.[11]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
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200-meter dash |
23.17 | Kortrijk, Belgium | July 11, 2010 |
400-meter dash |
50.39 | Athens, Greece | July 13, 2009 |
400-meter dash (indoor) |
52.26 | Boston, Massachusetts , United States |
February 25, 2007 |
500-meter dash (indoor) |
1:12.31 | University Park, Pennsylvania , United States |
January 26, 2002 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
- ^ a b Profile - Monice Hargrove Archived 2009-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved on 2009-09-11.
- The Daily News Record. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- Georgetown University Hoyas(2006-04-29). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- Boston Indoor Games. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- ^ a b Profile Monica Hargrove. The-Sports. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- USATF(2009-01-30). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- IAAF(2009-09-10). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- USATF(2009-06-27). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- IAAF(2009-09-04). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- IAAF(2009-09-06). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.
External links
- Monica Hargrove at World Athletics
- College career stats from Direct Athletics
- Video interview from Flotrack
World Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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