Nichole Denby
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Nationality | United States Nigeria | |||||||||||||
Born | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | 10 October 1982|||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m hurdles | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 August 2016. |
Nichole Denby (born 10 October 1982) is a US-born Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles.[1] She represented the United States at the 2007 World Championships narrowly missing the final.
In 2014, she switched her allegiance to Nigeria, competing for the new nation at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as 2014 African Championships where she won her first medal for Nigeria.
She has had personal bests of 12.54 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Eugene 2008) and 7.93 in the 60 metres hurdles (Boston 2007).
While running for North High School in Riverside, California, she was the 1999 and 2000 CIF California State Meet Champion in the 100 meters hurdles. Her 13.20 win in 2000 set the National High School Record at the time.[2]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
1999 | Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.82 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.80 |
Representing Nigeria | |||||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.54 |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.27 |
Exhibition Races[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | (Head-to-head) | Austin, Texas | 1st | 100 m sprint | Untimed |
References[]
- ^ Nichole Denby at World Athletics
- ^ "2000 Entries". Lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links[]
- Nigerian female hurdlers
- American female hurdlers
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Nigerian people of American descent
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs