- Kim Batten
Kim Batten (born
29 March 1969 in McRae, Georgia, U.S.) is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.Batten graduated from theFlorida State University in 1991, the same year she won her first national championship - the U.S. National Championships, the first of six national championships (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998).Batten is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.
Batten's finest year came in 1995, when she won Gold in the
World Athletics Championships breaking theWorld Record for the400m Hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds. Batten also came first in thePan American Games and first in the national indoor championships.In 1996 she won silver in the
1996 Olympic Games and in 1997 won bronze in theWorld Athletics Championships . She was also a member of the 2000 US Olympic track team.In 1999 an injury to a nerve in her foot caused her to miss most of the season. Batten retired at the end of the 2001 season.
Batten currently resides at
Atlanta, GA .Records
*1991 US Outdoor Champion
*1994 US Outdoor Champion
*1995 US Outdoor Champion
*1995 World Champion atGothenburg ,Sweden
*1996 Olympic silver medal atAtlanta, Georgia
*1996 US Outdoor Champion
*1997 US Outdoor Champion
*1997 World bronze medal atAthens ,Greece
*1998 World Cup bronze medal
*1998 US Outdoor ChampionReferences
*http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2002/Batten_Kim.asp Kim Batten's athletic record
*http://www.uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/at/profile/1550.html Kim Batten's athletic statistics.
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