Jenna Prandini

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Jenna Prandini
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Jenna Prandini in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameJenna Elizabeth Prandini
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1992-11-20) November 20, 1992 (age 31)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Sport Track & Field
Event Sprint Long Jump
Club Puma
Coached by Edrick Floréal
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Toronto 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay
Representing Americas (orthographic projection).svg Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 4×100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 100 m

Jenna Elizabeth Prandini (born November 20, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, known for sprinting, but originally began her career doing jumping events. [1] She is a two-time national champion at 200 meters (2015, 2018), a 2016 Olympian, and a 2020 Olympic silver medalist. [2] [3]

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Professional

Before Prandini’s 2015 national title, she won the 100 meters at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a Senior at the University of Oregon. [4] The previous year, she won the long jump. She also was a runner up in the 200 meters both years, runner up in the long jump in 2015 and finished third in the 100 meters in 2014. [5] Prandini is the second female to win the NCAA 100 meters & USA National Outdoor 200 meters in the same year. [6] In 2015, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor. [7] [8]

Prandini qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters by placing third at the 2016 Olympic Trials. [9] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she finished 10th in the 200 meters.

Prandini came to the University of Oregon with the same triple threat credentials, winning all three events (100m, 200m and long jump) at the 2011 CIF California State Meet for Clovis High School in Clovis, California. [10] In her junior year, she won both the long jump and triple jump and also finished second in the 100 meters. [11] In 2011, she also won the US Junior Championship in the long jump. [12]

By coincidence, all of Prandini's major championships have essentially occurred at home. The CIF meet is held in Clovis at cross town Buchanan High School, the NCAA Championships and USA Outdoor Championships were at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, though for the Junior Championships, also at Hayward Field, she moved to Oregon for school three months later.

In 2015, Jenna Prandini achieved the 2016 Olympic standard in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump. In 2021, she achieved the 2020 Olympic standard in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Prandini represented the United States in both events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and she helped Team USA capture a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay by running the third leg of the relay. [13] [14]

National titles

Personal records

Indoor personal records

Major Competitions

ChampionshipEventMarkPlaceDate
California State High School Track and Field championship LJ19'2.75" w(1.1)4thMay 31, 2008
California State High School Track and Field championship TJ39'9" w(1.1)6thJune 4, 2009
California State High School Track and Field championship LJ20'5.75" w(3.2)1stJune 4, 2010
TJ42'7.25" w(2.2)1stJune 4, 2010
100m11.42 w(2.0)2ndJune 4, 2010
California State High School Track and Field championship LJ19'11.75" w(0)1stJune 4, 2011
200m23.81 w(0.1)1stJune 4, 2011
100m11.69 w(-0.3)1stJune 4, 2011
USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 100m11.51 w(1.1)5thJune 23, 2011
200m23.75 w(0.9)5thJune 23, 2011
LJ6.24m 20-5 ¾1stJune 23, 2011
MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships60m7.342ndFebruary 23, 2013
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 60m7.385thMar 9, 2013
Pac-12 Track & Field Championships4 × 100 m43.811stMay 12, 2013
200m23.153rdMay 12, 2013
100m11.461stMay 12, 2013
LJ6.15m 20' 2.25"5thMay 12, 2013
NCAA Division I National Championships 4 × 100 m43.804thJune 8, 2013
4 × 400 m3:28.244thJune 8, 2013
100m11.437thJune 8, 2013
USATF national championship 100m11.9025thJun 28, 2013
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships 60m7.327thMarch 15, 2014
Pac-12 Track & Field Championships200m22.601stMay 18, 2014
100m11.211stMay 18, 2014
4 × 100 m43.772ndMay 18, 2014
LJ6.38m 20' 11.25"1stMay 18, 2014
NCAA Division I National Championships 200m22.63 (w)2ndJune 14, 2014
LJ6.55m 21' 6"1stJune 14, 2014
100m11.423rdJune 14, 2014
MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships60m7.191stFebruary 28, 2015
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships 60m7.244thMarch 15, 2015
200m22.742ndMarch 15, 2015
LJ6.65m 21' 10"1stMar 15, 2015
NCAA Division I National Championships 200m22.212ndJune 14, 2015
LJ6.80m 22' 3.75"2ndJune 14, 2015
100m10.96 (w)1stJune 14, 2015
USA championships 100m10.966thJune 28, 2015
200m22.20 w(+0.4)1stJune 28, 2015
World Championships 200m22.8713thAugust 27, 2015
World Championships 4 × 100 m41.682ndAug 29, 2015
2016 Olympic Trials 100m10.965thJuly 3, 2016
2016 Olympic Trials200m22.533rdJuly 10, 2016
2016 Summer Olympics 200m22.5510thAugust 16, 2016
2017 USA championships 100m11.35 w(-1.2)13thJune 23, 2017
200m23.16 w(-2.5)7thJune 25, 2017
2018 USA championships 100m10.98 w(+0.6)3rdJune 22, 2018
200m22.62 w(-1.0)1stJune 24, 2018
2020 Olympic Trials 100m11.114thJune 19, 2021
200m21.892ndJune 26, 2021
Olympic Final 4x100m41.452ndAugust 6, 2021
Olympic Semifinal 200m22.5712thAugust 2, 2021

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Awards
Preceded by The Bowerman (women's winner)
2015
Succeeded by