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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Long Beach, California | March 11, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.44 (
Marrakesh 2005) 200m: 23.42 ( Greensboro 2005) 400m: 52.03 ( Walnut 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ebony Collins (born March 11, 1989) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.
After a successful track season in 2005, Collins was named USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year. [1] She holds USA Track and Field age group records in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 400 metres hurdles. [2]
Collins attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. [3] [4] In 2005, she won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the CIF California state track and field championships in Sacramento. [5]
Collins was a multiple time college All-American. [6] Running for West Los Angeles College, she earned a Western State Conference and Southern California community college championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 [7] [8]