Shana Cox

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Shana Cox
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Shana Cox (right)
Personal information
Birth nameShana Amanda Cox
Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 39)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Penn State
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
(2011present)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
(20032011)
SportAthletics
Event(s) 400 metres
4 × 400 m relay
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Moscow 4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sopot 4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Zürich 4 × 400 m relay
European Indoors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Gothenburg 4 × 400 m relay
Representing Flag of England.svg England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay

Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985) [1] is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres.

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Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent. [2] [3] Growing up in Long Island, New York, she attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, New York, as well as the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and Penn State. In her senior year at college, she won the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. [4]

In 2011, the International Association of Athletics Federations approved Cox's transfer of allegiance from the US to Great Britain, the birthplace of both her parents. [5]

Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a team that also included Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu and Perri Shakes-Drayton.

On November 9, 2013, she married Michael Bingham, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd200 metres23.39
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy5th200m 23.63 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st400 metres 51.15
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:29.05
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden3rd400 metres 51.49
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th400 metres 52.13
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:28.76
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom7th (sf)400 metres 52.58
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:24.76
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:22.61
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:24.34

Personal bests

EventBestLocationDate
200 metres 23.15 s Champaign, United StatesMay 18, 2008
400 metres 50.84 s Tallahassee, United StatesMay 31, 2008
200 metres (indoor)23.48 s State College, United StatesJanuary 29, 2005
400 metres (indoor)52.13 s Istanbul, TurkeyMarch 10, 2012

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shana Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 IAAF Relays bio
  3. "Shana Cox". Glasgow2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.[ dead link ]
  4. Pfeifer, Jack (June 15, 2008). "Holy Trinity grad Shana Cox wins 2 NCAA titles". MileSplit. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  5. Mulkeen, Jon (April 21, 2011). "Shana Cox cleared to compete for GB". Athletics Weekly . Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
Preceded by European Indoor Champion in 4 × 400 m relay
representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
with
Eilidh Child
Christine Ohuruogu
Perri Shakes-Drayton

2013
Succeeded by
Flag of France.svg France
Floria Gueï
Elea-Mariama Diarra
Agnès Raharolahy
Marie Gayot