Britton Wilson is Ready for the Physical and Mental Challenges of a Historic NCAA Track & Field Double
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5’8”
Age
40
Hometown
Austin, TX
Education
University of Texas
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 5-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women, 400m - Women), 5th (200m - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), bronze (400m - Women)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), 6th (400m - Women)
Career Highlights
- Two-time Florida High School Female Athlete of the Year
- 2003 NCAA 400m champion
- 2005 Visa champion and Humanitarian Athlete of the Year
- 2009 World Outdoor champion
- 2012 World Indoor champion
- Four-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist
- Six-time USA Outdoor 400m champion
Fun Facts: Named Visa Humanitarian of the Year in 2005, her namesake charity, the Sanya Richards Fast Track Program benefits children in need in her native Jamaica ... Created in 2007, the program combines literacy, numeracy and promotes an active and healthy lifestyle through sports ... She married her college sweetheart, Aaron Ross, a two-time Superbowl Champion cornerback with the New York Giants, who recently signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on February 26, 2010, on her 25th birthday ... The wedding was featured on the television show Platinum Weddings
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World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – silver (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
- Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2003, 2007, 2009, 2015; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2012; 400m (Indoor) - Women 2006, 2012; 400m - Women 2003, 2005, 2009; 200m - Women 2007
- Medals: 8 (5 gold, 3 silver)
- Gold – 2012 (400m (Indoor) - Women); 2009 (4 x 400m Relay - Women, 400m - Women); 2007 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2003 (4 x 400m Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2015 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2012 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women); 2005 (400m - Women)
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