Growing Every Day: Quanera Hayes Basks In Being A Mom And An Elite Athlete
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'9"
Age
33
Hometown
Dillon, SC
Education
Livingstone College (Salisbury, N.C.) ’15, English
Quick Facts
- Mother of son, Demetrius
- Started running in middle school when a coach saw her potential and invited her to the team
- Wants to return to school to become an English or special education teacher.
Career Highlights
- 2016 World Indoor Championships (Bronze, 400-meter)
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 7th (400m - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
- Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2017, 2023; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2016, 2018; 400m - Women 2017; 400m (Indoor) - Women 2016
- Medals: 4 (3 gold, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2018 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women); 2017 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2016 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women)
- Bronze – 2016 (400m (Indoor) - Women)
