Dawn Harper

Dawn Harper

Harper at the 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu.
Personal information
Full name	Dawn Harper
Nationality	United States
Born	May 13, 1984 (1984-05-13) (age 27) East St. Louis, Illinois
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
College/university team	UCLA Bruins
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m hurdles World Championships Bronze 2011 Daegu 100 m hudrles Pan American Junior Championships Gold 2003 Bridgetown 100 m hurdles

Dawn Harper (born May 13, 1984) from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She is trained by Bob Kersee, husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six time Olympic medalist.

During her time with the UCLA Bruins, Harper won the sprint hurdles at the US Junior Championships and at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. She received All-American honours twice at the 2004 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, after coming eighth in the 100 m hurdles final and taking second place in the 4×100-meter relay.^[1]

Running at the 2008 Olympics, she upset the favorite (Lolo Jones) by winning in the 100 m hurdles in a time of 12.54 seconds, a new personal best for Harper.^[2] Harper closed her year with a third place performance at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.

She recorded a personal best of 12.48 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100 m hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, but she only managed seventh place in the final.^[1] She managed to reach the podium at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, however, and ran 12.61 seconds for a silver medal.

Personal life

Harper resided in Los Angeles, California at the Theta Xi house. She is the daughter of Henry and Linda Harper and has two sisters, Keya and Shivani, and one brother, Bryton. She attended UCLA and majored in psychology.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dawn Harper Biography. USATF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
2. ^ Harper wins Olympic hurdles after Jones slips. Reuters (2008-08-19). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
3. ^ America's Latest Superstar: Dawn Harper. Coast to Coast Media. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

External links

• IAAF profile for Dawn Harper

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Name	Harper, Dawn
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Date of birth	May 13, 1984
Place of birth	East St. Louis, Illinois
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