Danielle Carruthers

Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
World Championships
Silver	2011 Daegu	100 m hudrles

Danielle Carruthers (born 22 December 1979) is an American hurdler who first became well known on the Indiana University track team. She had won the 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.

She finished eighth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, fourth at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final.

Her personal best time is 12.47 seconds, achieved in September 2011 in Daegu, South Korea.

Carruthers finished second behind Sally Pearson of Australia at the World Athletics Championships in 2011, in the 100 metres hurdles where Carruthers set a new personal best of 12.47 in front of compatriot Dawn Harper, the reigning Olympic champion at the event. It was there that Pearson set a new personal best and set the championship record of 12.28, which is the fourth fastest time of all time ever run by a woman.

External links

• IAAF profile for Danielle Carruthers

Persondata
Name	Carruthers, Danielle
Alternative names
Short description	American hurdler
Date of birth	22 December 1979
Place of birth	Paducah, Kentucky
Date of death
Place of death

September 16th 2011 Danielle Carruthers delivers a victory over Sally Pearson from Australia,. Danielle won the Diamond League Competition with the prize of $40.000 US as well as the beautiful Trophy! She earned 19 points in total, compared to Sally Pearson's 12 points.