Joanna Atkins at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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| Born | (1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 35) Dallas, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 144 lb (65 kg) |
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| College team | Auburn University |
| Coached by | Derrick White |
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Joanna Atkins (born January 31, 1989) is an American sprinter and American Record Holder [2] who specializes in the 400 meter dash. She attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA.
Atkins ran track for the Auburn Tigers under coach Henry Rolle where in 2009 she took first place at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 meter dash and was Southeastern Conference champion in the same event.[3]
At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Atkins finished in 4th place.[4] This finish assured her a spot as a team member of the 4x400 meter relay at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[5]
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World Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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 Russia (Chebykina, Ruzina, Kulikova, Goncharenko) Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Alekseyeva) Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Nazarova) Russia (Nosova, Zykina, Sotnikova, Kotlyarova) Russia (Antyukh, Pechonkina, Zykina, Nazarova) Russia (Krasnomovets, Kotlyarova, Levina, Nazarova) Russia (Levina, Nazarova, Krasnomovets, Antyukh) Russia (Gushchina, Levina, Nazarova, Zykina) United States (Dunn, Trotter, Hastings, Felix) Great Britain (Cox, Sanders, Ohuruogu, Shakes-Drayton) United States (Hastings, Atkins, McCorory, Tate, Hayes, Hargrove) United States (Hastings, Hayes, Okolo, Spencer) United States (Hayes, Moline, Wimbley, Okolo) Jamaica (Bromfield, Russell, McGregor, McPherson, James) Netherlands (Klaver, Peeters, De Witte, Bol, Van der Schoot, Saalberg) |
