 Effiong at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 22.85 (Baton Rouge, 2023) 400m: 49.72 (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosey Effiong (born 8 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete.[1]
Early life
From Dallas, Texas, she attended DeSoto High School. Effiong began at the University of Arkansas and ran for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 2020.[2][3]
Career
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished third in the final of the 400m.[4][5] She was subsequently selected for the USA relay pool for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[6] She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80.[7] The world record time set by Effiong, Alexis Holmes, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.[8]
She met the 2024 Paris Olympics standard running 50.75 seconds for the 400m at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[9]
References
- ^ "Rosey Effiong". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "UA women run roughshod over 400". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 11, 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Rosey Effiong". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event". thespec.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "USA Track and Field (USATF) Outdoor Championships 2023 women's 400m results". Watchathletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "ratified:%20USA%E2%80%99s%20world%20mixed%204x400m%20record". World Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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