Natoya Goule-Toppin

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Natoya Goule-Toppin
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Goule competing in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 34)
Manchester, Jamaica [1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
Sport Track and field
Event 800 meters
College team South Plains College
LSU
Clemson
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay
World Relays
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×400 m mixed
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 800 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 800 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Toronto 800 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Morelia 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 800 m
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 George Town 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 George Town 1500 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bacolet 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bacolet 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 800 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 1500 m

Natoya Goule-Toppin (born 30 March 1991) [2] is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the current Jamaican record holder at the event both out- and indoors, and also for the indoor 1000 metres.

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She has represented Jamaica on numerous occasions, including both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Running career

Youth

Goule established herself in athletics already by the age of 12, when she ran at the ISSA Athletic Championships in Jamaica. [3] Representing Manchester High School, she holds records in the Girls' Class 1 1500m as well as the Class 3 800m, and she has accumulated 15 individual gold medals at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, and 12 individual at the CARIFTA Games. [4] [3]

International

Goule first attended South Plains College and ran for their track team. At around the same time South Plains was already recruiting other Jamaican runners, such as Kemoy Campbell. Eventually, however, she would go on to study and run at Louisiana State University. After a few seasons at LSU she transferred to Clemson.

In 2014, racing in the heats, she was a member of Jamaica's women's 4x400 relay team which won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [5] [6]

Goule has won races at numerous meetings; for example, in 2022, she won two 800 metres indoor events (NY New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and World Indoor Tour's Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais where she improved her Jamaican indoor record to 1:58.46), and a 1000-metres indoor event (Clemson Invitational, Clemson, SC). [2]

She placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 2:01.18. [7]

Achievements

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [8]
SlamRace groupEventPl.Time
2025 Kingston Slam Short distance800 m6th1:59.78
1500 m7th4:20.73

International competitions

Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 1st800 m2:14.16
1st1500 m4:39.05
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st800 m2:09.59
1st1500 m4:32.70
1st4 × 400 m3:43.65
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17)		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st800 m2:09.15
1st1200 m3:33.74
1st4 × 400 m3:45.31
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 1st800 m2:11.68
1st1500 m4:36.26
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 8th (sf)800 m2:08.37
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st800 m2:05.90
1st1500 m4:33.69
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 22nd (h)800 m 2:09.55
9th (h)4 × 400 m 3:38.00
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st800 m2:09:27
1st1500 m4:27.48
1st4 × 400 m3:36.21
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st800 m2:06.03
1st1500 m4:36.34
1st4 × 400 m3:37.15
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 1st800 m2:07.20
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 10th (sf)800 m 2:05.07
3rd4 × 400 m 3:32.24
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd800 m 2:02.83
1st4 × 400 m 3:29.86
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st800 m 2:02.02
–4 × 400 m DQ
World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (h)800 m 2:00.93
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th800 m 2:01.89
2nd4 × 400 m 3:29.43 [n 1]
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th4 × 800 m 8:17.22
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (sf)800 m 2:04.23
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 33rd (h)800 m 2:02.37
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 17th (h)800 m 2:08.23
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (h)800 m 2:00.49
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (h)800 m 2:01.77
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th (h)800 m 2:02.49
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd800 m 1:58.82
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd800 m 1:57.95
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st800 m 2:01.26
3rd4 × 400 m 3:27.61
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th800 m 2:00.11
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th800 m 1:58.26
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th800 m i 2:01.18
World Championships Eugene, United States 5th800 m 1:57.90
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m 1:57.88
2nd4 × 400 m 3:26.93
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (sf)800 m 2:00.78
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (sf)800 m 2:01.41
Olympic Games Paris, France 18th (sf)800 m 1:59.14
  1. ↑ Time from the heats; Goule was replaced in the final where Jamaica won the silver

Other competitions

Representing Louisiana State University & Clemson University
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th800 m2:05.19
ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Tallahassee, FL 1st800 m2:01.32
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 1st800 m i 2:01.64
ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships Blacksburg, VA 2nd800 m i2:03.57
2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st800 m2:00.06
SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Columbia, MO 1st800 m2:01.12
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 1st800 m i2:02.00
SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 2nd800 m i2:03.08

References

  1. ↑ 2014 CWG profile
  2. 1 2 "Natoya GOULE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Beyond the Finish Line--Natoya Goule". 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Foster, Anthony (27 February 2020). "Boys and Girls Champs Records" (PDF). Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ajee' Wilson wins 800m gold at World Indoor Championships". LetsRun.com . 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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