Diamond Dixon

Diamond Dixon
Personal information
Born (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400m Relay

Diamond Dixon (born June 29, 1992 in El Paso, Texas)[1] is an American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a member of the 4 × 400 m relay team.[2] While she was not a member of the relay team who ran in the medal race, she took part in the race which qualified the American team for the final. Under Olympic rules, all runners who took part in qualification races also earn medals. She is currently a junior at the University of Kansas and won 2013 Big 12 Conference championships in the 400m, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay.[3]

References

  1. NBCOlympics.com. "Diamond Dixon". NBCOlympics.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  2. "United States of America - Athletes". London2012.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  3. "2013 Big 12 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.