Bianca Knight (born January 2, 1989) is an American former

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athlete who competed in the

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and

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. At the

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she won a team event gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay team. In the final, the quartet of Tianna Madison,

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, she and

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broke a 27-year-old world record.

Career

Knight attended Ridgeland High School in

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and won the female Gatorade Athlete of the Year in track and field in 2006. She is the first Mississippi native to win a Gatorade Athlete of the Year award. As a

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freshman, Knight won the 2008 indoor

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200 m championship in a collegiate-record time of 22.40. Turning professional following her freshman indoor campaign, she finished 5th at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 200 m. She won second stage of

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, in the 200 m, in

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. Knight competes professionally for

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* * * * * 1989 births Living people American female sprinters African-American track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Mississippi Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics record holders (relay) People from Pearl, Mississippi World Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century African-American sportswomen NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Diamond League winners {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub