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Monica Hargrove (born December 30, 1982) is an American
track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete who specializes in the 200- and
400-meter dash 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 on ...
. She won the silver medal at the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena), Olimpiyski Sport are ...
as part of the 4 × 400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the
sprint medley relay The sprint medley relay (SMR) is a track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North Amer ...
at the
Penn Relays The Penn Relays (officially The Penn Relay Carnival) is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. In 2012 ...
that year.


College career

A native of
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,
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, she began her amateur track career at
Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
. There she was selected as an
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n in 2002, 2003 and 2004 for her part in Georgetown's
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team. She competed for the
Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the collegiate athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University, located at Washington, D.C. The Georgetown's athletics department fields 24 men's and women's varsity level teams and competes at the Natio ...
in the
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, forming part of the outdoor champion
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team in 2002, and winning the indoor 500 meter race in 2003. In 2004 Hargrove suffered a number of injury setbacks and, after graduating with a degree in
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, she took on a volunteer counselor role at a high school track and field camp.Profile - Monice Hargrove
.
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. Retrieved on 2009-09-11.
She stated that the presence of
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use had made a professional track career less appealing to her. However, motivated by the atmosphere in the camp, she return to her track career in mid-2005.


Professional career

The 2006 season represented a breakthrough into the elite level of competition in the United States. She finished fourth in the 400 meters at the US indoor championships and was selected for the US relay team at the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena), Olimpiyski Sport are ...
. Running with
Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn (born 26 March 1978) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004 ...
, Tiffany Williams, and Mary Danner, she won the silver medal in 3 min 28.63 seconds, her first major medal in international competition. She experienced more team success that year, setting a world best of 3:37.16 in the sprint medley relay at the
Penn Relays The Penn Relays (officially The Penn Relay Carnival) is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. In 2012 ...
with Rachelle Boone-Smith,
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, and
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. In 2007, she won 400 m at the Boston Indoor Games, setting an indoor best of 52.85 seconds. She also had fifth-place finish at the Reebok Grand Prix in 2007. She competed in Europe in the summer of 2008, taking third at the
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, and fourth at the
London Grand Prix The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix even ...
and DecaNation meetings.Profile Monica Hargrove
The-Sports. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.


2009 season

Hargrove won the 600 meter race at the
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, narrowly beating
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. Success continued in the relay events, as she set a world leading time in the 4 × 400-meter relay with
Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings (born July 23, 1986) is a retired American 400 meter track and field sprinter. Career Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the ...
,
Allyson Felix Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meter ...
and
Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint. Her notable accolades in this event include being the 2012 Oly ...
at the 2009 Penn Relays. This time was only bettered by the medal winning teams at the
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that year. A sixth-place finish at the national track and field championships in June meant that she had not qualified for the US team at the 2009 World Championships. She was a prominent fixture on the European athletics circuit, competing at
IAAF Golden League The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize ...
and Super Grand Prix meets. This included a win at the 2009 DecaNation competition, and second-place finish at the Athens Grand Prix, where she set a new 400 m best of 50.39 seconds. Near the end of the 2009 season, Hargrove was among the top twelve 400 m runners (and the fifth fastest American) that year. As one of the top ranked runners on the IAAF World Athletics Tour, she was entered in the
2009 IAAF World Athletics Final The 7th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece on September 12 and September 13, 2009. The competition represented the culmination of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour, a selection of athletics m ...
.2009 World Athletics Tour Standings
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(2009-09-06). Retrieved on 2009-09-12.


Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.


References


External links

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College career stats
from Direct Athletics
Video interview
from Flotrack {{DEFAULTSORT:Hargrove, Monica 1982 births Living people American female sprinters Georgetown Hoyas women's track and field athletes Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut Track and field athletes from Connecticut African-American track and field athletes World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 21st-century African-American sportswomen 21st-century American sportswomen 20th-century African-American sportswomen 20th-century American sportswomen