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Morolake Akinosun (born May 17, 1994) is a Nigerian-born American track runner who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . She won a team gold medal at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto in the 4 x 100-meter relay. She is only the second woman ever to score in four events at an NCAA Outdoor Championships in consecutive seasons. She is a four time NCAA 4 x 100 champion. Akinosun won a gold medal at the 2013 USA Junior Championships , in the 100m (11.64).
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics [ edit ]
Akinosun was part of the gold medal winning 100-meter relay team, with Tianna Bartoletta , Allyson Felix , and English Gardner . She was replaced for the final by Tori Bowie after having run in two qualifying races.[2]
Morolake Akinosun is a Texas Longhorns track and field alum and won 13 Big 12 Conference titles.[3] [4] USTFCCCA NCAA Division I First-Team All-American (11 at Texas; 2 at Illinois) and 9-time USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (5 at Texas; 4 at Illinois).
Morolake Akinosun as an Illinois Fighting Illini freshman won a Big Ten Conference in 60 meters in 2013.[5] [6]
Morolake Akinosun earned all state Illinois High School Association honors four years (2009, 10, 11, 12) for Waubonsie Valley High School .
In 2012, Akinosun was 100m Illinois state 3A champion in 11.41 US#2 IL#1 w(1.7).
In 2011, Akinosun titled in the AAU Junior Olympic Games 100m (11.62 w(−1.3)) and 200m (23.73 w(−2.1)). In the 2011 AAU Junior Olympic semi-final, Akinosun ran 100 meters in 11.42 US#5 IL#1 pre w(1.2) and 200 meters in 23.49 US#6 IL#1 pre w(−1.8).
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Personal life [ edit ]
Morolake is of Yoruba Nigerian descent.[8] [9] [10] [11]
References [ edit ]
^ "Morolake Akinosun University of Texas Longhorns results" . Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) . July 9, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^ "Morolake Akinosun University of Texas Longhorns profile" . Texas Longhorns . July 30, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^ "Morolake Akinosun University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign results" . Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) . June 9, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^ "Morolake Akinosun University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign profile" . Illinois Fighting Illini . June 30, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^ "Morolake Akinosun Waubonsie Valley High School results" . Dyestat. June 3, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^ Yahaya Balogun (August 22, 2016). "Morolake Akinosun: A Nigerian hero" . The Guardian . Arizona, USA.
^ "Wow!! Nigerian Pastor's Daughter "Morolake Akinosun" Win Gold For America" . Aeroberry . August 22, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
^ "Morolake Akinosun Prophesied This into Her Life Five Years Ago, And It Has Happened Just The Way She Said It!" . Woman . August 3, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
^ "About" . Morolake Akinosun . Retrieved April 3, 2020 .
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1928 : Bobbie Rosenfeld , Ethel Smith , Jane Bell , Myrtle Cook (CAN )
1932 : Mary Carew , Evelyn Furtsch , Annette Rogers , Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA )
1936 : Harriet Bland , Annette Rogers , Betty Robinson , Helen Stephens (USA )
1948 : Xenia Stad-de Jong , Netti Witziers-Timmer , Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs , Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED )
1952 : Mae Faggs , Barbara Jones , Janet Moreau , Catherine Hardy (USA )
1956 : Shirley Barbara de la Hunty , Norma Croker , Fleur Mellor , Betty Cuthbert (AUS )
1960 : Martha Hudson , Lucinda Williams , Barbara Jones , Wilma Rudolph (USA )
1964 : Teresa Ciepły , Irena Kirszenstein , Halina Górecka , Ewa Kłobukowska (POL )
1968 : Barbara Ferrell , Margaret Bailes , Mildrette Netter , Wyomia Tyus (USA )
1972 : Christiane Krause , Ingrid Mickler , Annegret Richter , Heide Rosendahl (FRG )
1976 : Marlies Göhr , Renate Stecher , Carla Bodendorf , Bärbel Wöckel (GDR )
1980 : Romy Müller , Bärbel Wöckel , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Göhr (GDR )
1984 : Alice Brown , Jeanette Bolden , Chandra Cheeseborough , Evelyn Ashford (USA )
1988 : Alice Brown , Sheila Echols , Florence Griffith Joyner , Evelyn Ashford , Dannette Young (USA )
1992 : Evelyn Ashford , Esther Jones , Carlette Guidry , Gwen Torrence , Michelle Finn (USA )
1996 : Gail Devers , Inger Miller , Chryste Gaines , Gwen Torrence , Carlette Guidry (USA )
2000 : Savatheda Fynes , Chandra Sturrup , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson , Eldece Lewis (BAH )
2004 : Tayna Lawrence , Sherone Simpson , Aleen Bailey , Veronica Campbell , Beverly McDonald (JAM )
2008 : Olivia Borlée , Hanna Mariën , Élodie Ouédraogo , Kim Gevaert (BEL )
2012 : Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight , Carmelita Jeter , Jeneba Tarmoh , Lauryn Williams (USA )
2016 : Tianna Bartoletta , Allyson Felix , Tori Bowie , English Gardner , Morolake Akinosun (USA )
2020 : Briana Williams , Elaine Thompson-Herah , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Shericka Jackson , Natasha Morrison , Remona Burchell (JAM )
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1991 : Dahlia Duhaney , Juliet Cuthbert , Beverly McDonald , Merlene Ottey , Merlene Frazer (JAM)
1993 : Olga Bogoslovskaya , Galina Malchugina , Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova , Irina Privalova , Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
1995 : Celena Mondie-Milner , Carlette Guidry , Chryste Gaines , Gwen Torrence , D'Andre Hill (USA)
1997 : Chryste Gaines , Marion Jones , Inger Miller , Gail Devers (USA)
1999 : Savatheda Fynes , Chandra Sturrup , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson , Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH)
2001 : Melanie Paschke , Gabi Rockmeier , Birgit Rockmeier , Marion Wagner (GER)
2003 : Patricia Girard-Léno , Muriel Hurtis , Sylviane Félix , Christine Arron (FRA)
2005 : Angela Daigle , Muna Lee , Me'Lisa Barber , Lauryn Williams (USA)
2007 : Lauryn Williams , Allyson Felix , Mikele Barber , Torri Edwards , Carmelita Jeter , Mechelle Lewis (USA)
2009 : Simone Facey , Shelly-Ann Fraser , Aleen Bailey , Kerron Stewart (JAM)
2011 : Bianca Knight , Allyson Felix , Marshevet Myers , Carmelita Jeter , Shalonda Solomon , Alexandria Anderson (USA)
2013 : Carrie Russell , Kerron Stewart , Schillonie Calvert , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM)
2015 : Veronica Campbell Brown , Natasha Morrison , Elaine Thompson , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Sherone Simpson , Kerron Stewart (JAM)
2017 : Aaliyah Brown , Allyson Felix , Morolake Akinosun , Tori Bowie , Ariana Washington (USA)
2019 : Natalliah Whyte , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Jonielle Smith , Shericka Jackson , Natasha Morrison (JAM)
2022 : Melissa Jefferson , Abby Steiner , Jenna Prandini , Twanisha Terry , Aleia Hobbs (USA)
2023 : Tamari Davis , Twanisha Terry , Gabrielle Thomas , Sha'Carri Richardson , Tamara Clark , Melissa Jefferson (USA)
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1959 : I. Daniels , B. Jones , L. Williams , W. Rudolph (USA )
1963 : M. White , V. Brown , W. White , N. Harris (USA )
1967 : V. Quesada , M. Garbey , C. Echeverría , M. Cobián (CUB )
1971 : I. Davis , M. Render , O. Brown , P. Hawkins (USA )
1975 : P. Jiles , B. Morehead , C. Cheeseborough , M. Watson (USA )
1979 : V. Brisco , C. Cheeseborough , B. Morehead , K. Hawkins (USA )
1983 : J. Washington , A. Jackson , B. Cliette , R. Givens (USA )
1987 : G. Devers , M. Finn-Burrell , G. Torrence , S. Echols (USA )
1991 : C. Phillips , D. Duhaney , B. McDonald , M. Frazer (JAM )
1995 : F. Harris , S. Twiggs , R. Webb , C. Gaines (USA )
1999 : P. Dowdie , K. Richards , A. Bailey , B. Grant (JAM )
2003 : A. Williams , C. Moore , A. Daigle , L. Williams (USA )
2007 : S. Brooks , T. Rowe , A. Bailey , P. Dowdie (JAM )
2011 : A. Lemos , V. Gomes , F. Krasucki , R. Santos (BRA )
2015 : B. Pierre , L. Lawson , M. Akinosun , K. Whitney (USA )
2019 : A. Fidelis , V. Rosa , L. Martins , R. Santos (BRA )
2023 : L. Moreira , E. Pérez , Y. García , Y. García (CUB )
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1927–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1993–presentUSA Track & Field
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*Distances have varied as follows: 40 yards (1927–32), 50 meters (1933–54), 50 yards (1956–64), 60 yards (1965–86), 55 meters (1987–90)
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I. Daniels, B. Jones, L. Williams, W. Rudolph (USA)
M. White, V. Brown, W. White, N. Harris (USA)
V. Quesada, M. Garbey, C. Echeverría, M. Cobián (CUB)
C. Phillips, D. Duhaney, B. McDonald, M. Frazer (JAM)
A. Lemos, V. Gomes, F. Krasucki, R. Santos (BRA)
