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Gianna Woodruff

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Gianna Woodruff
Personal information
Full nameGianna Ursula Woodruff Washington
NationalityAmerican, Panamanian
Born (1993-11-18) 18 November 1993 (age 30)[1]
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern California[2]
University of Washington[3]
St. Mary's Academy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4][5]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryPanama
SportTrack and field
Event400 m hurdles
College teamWashington Huskies[6]

Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington OLY (born 18 November 1993) is a track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. Born in the United States, she represented Panama at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics improving her own South American record with a time of 54.22 seconds in the semi-finals to finish 7th in the final.[7]

In 2017, Woodruff reached the semi-finals at the World Championships. Born in Santa Monica, California, she has dual citizenship with the United States and Panama. Her sister, Yasmin Woodruff, is a sprinter.

International competitions

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Representing  Panama
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 400 m hurdles 57.34
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m hurdles 56.04
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.32
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 58.06
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd 400 m hurdles 57.68
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th 400 m hurdles 55.60
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.76
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 400 m hurdles 57.20
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.61
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 400 m hurdles 55.84 54.22 sf AR
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 55.32
World Championships Eugene, United States 7th 400 m hurdles 54.75
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.15
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.71
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 400 m hurdles 56.44 [8]
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 7th (rep) 400 m hurdles 55.10

Personal bests

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All information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 7.65 (Seattle, WA 2015)
  • 200 metres – 24.67 (Albuquerque, NM 2014)
  • 400 metres – 57.17 (Portland, OR 2016)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gianna WOODRUFF – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ gianna woodruff USC Master’s of Social Work
  3. ^ TC-Management bio
  4. ^ "WOODRUFF Gianna".
  5. ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ Collegeteam profile
  7. ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Women's 400 m hurdles (Tokyo 2020)". IOC. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ Santiago 2023 - Panama's Gianna Woodruff wins historic women's 400m hurdles title, Jamaican Jaheel Hyde takes men's gold - GIANNA WOODRUFF GETS DQ FROM FRIDAY'S 400 HURDLES OVERTURNED TO CLAIM GOLD AT PAN AM GAMES... Olympics.com - Paul Merca
  9. ^ "Oregon22 | WCH 22 | World Athletics".
  10. ^ Gianna Woodruff 2015 roster Washington Huskies