Anavia Battle (born March 28, 1999) is an American sprinter.

Early life

From

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, she was a graduate of Wayne Memorial High School (class of 2017). Battle was the 2021 Big Ten outdoor champion in both the

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and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

and ran a leg on the Big Ten champion 4×100 metres relay while at

Ohio State The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...

. She finished third in the NCAA Division I 200 metres final in 2021.

Career

At the US Olympic trials in

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, Battle qualified for the U.S. women's Olympic team for the delayed

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

after finishing third in the 200m race on June 26 with a new personal best time of 21.95 seconds. In Tokyo, she reached the semifinals of the woman's 200 metres. She finished second at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai over 200 metres, finishing behind

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but ahead of

Sha'Carri Richardson Sha'Carri Richardson ( ; born March 25, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break th ...

, in 22.99 seconds. In June 2024, she finished fourth in the 200m at the

2024 BAUHAUS-galan The 2024 BAUHAUS-galan was the 58th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Held on 2 June at Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm Olympic Stadium (), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially loca ...

Diamond League event in Stockholm. She ran 22.41 seconds to win the 200 metres at the

2025 Xiamen Diamond League The 2025 Xiamen Diamond League was an outdoor track and field meeting in Xiamen, China. Held on 26 April at Xiamen Egret Stadium, it was the opening leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Di ...

event in China, in April 2025. She secured a victory in the 200m at the

2025 Shanghai Diamond League The 2025 Shanghai Diamond League was an outdoor track and field meeting in Shaoxing Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qianta ...

, in a season-best 22.38 seconds. She also won the 200 metres at the Diamond League event at the

2025 Golden Gala The 2025 Golden Gala was the 44th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Italy. Held on 6 June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, it was the fifth leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field c ...

in Rome on 6 June 2025 and then won her fourth Diamond League event of the season when she ran 22.27 (0.9m/s) to win at the 2025 Meeting de Paris on 20 June..

References

External links

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Anavia Battle bio

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Anavia Battle bio

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Anavia Battle Wayne Memorial High School results

Anavia Battle Ohio State results
1999 births Living people American female sprinters Ohio State Buckeyes women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Michigan Sportspeople from Inkster, Michigan Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic female sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen Diamond League winners {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub