Ebony Collins (born March 11, 1989) is an American
sprinter who specializes in the
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
and
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic Sport of athletics, athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women.
On a ...
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After a successful track season in 2005, Collins was named
USA Track & Field
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Youth Athlete of the Year.
She holds USA Track and Field age group records in the
4 × 100 metres relay
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and
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic Sport of athletics, athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women.
On a ...
.
Collins attended
Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
Woodrow Wilson High School (colloquially known as Long Beach Wilson) is an American public high school located in Long Beach, California. This two-block campus is located approximately 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, across from the Recreation ...
in
Long Beach, California
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.
In 2005, she won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the
CIF
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California state track and field championships in Sacramento.
Collins was a multiple time college All-American.
Running for
West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College (West L.A. College or WLAC) is a public community college in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. It is accr ...
, she earned a
Western State Conference
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and Southern California
community college
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championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Track and field athletes from Long Beach, California
American female sprinters
American female hurdlers
21st-century American women
20th-century American women
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