Quanera Hayes

Quanera Hayes
Hayes at the 2016 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-03-07) March 7, 1992 (age 32)
Dillon, South Carolina, U.S.
Home townHope Mills, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationGray's Creek High School, Livingstone College
EmployerNike[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 m
ClubLife Speed Athletics[1]
Coached byDerrick White[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 49.72 (2017)
  • 300 m: 35.71 (2017, indoor NR)
  • 200 m: 22.55 (2017)
  • 100 m: 11.27 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Portland 400 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bahamas 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Diamond League
First place 2021 400 m

Quanera Hayes (/kwəˈnɪərə/ kwə-NEER-ə; born March 7, 1992)[2] is an American sprinter specializing in the 400 meters distance.[3] She won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and is the 2020 US Olympic Trials champion in the women's 400 m. She has earned several gold medals for the United States in the 4 × 400 m relay, including at the World Championships and World Relays in 2017, as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2016 and 2018. A 400m 2021 Diamond League champion.

  1. ^ a b c Gretschel, Johanna (August 10, 2017). "From DII To World Team: The Improbable Rise Of Quanera Hayes & Drew Windle". FloTrack. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "HAYES Quanera". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Quanera HAYES". World Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2021.