Gianna Woodruff

Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington (born November 18, 1993)[4] is a Panamanian track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics improving her own South American record with a time of 54.22 seconds in the semi-finals to finish 7th in the final.[5]

Gianna Woodruff
Personal information
Full nameGianna Ursula Woodruff Washington
Born (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993
Santa Monica, United States
EducationUniversity of Washington[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 m hurdles
College teamWashington Huskies[3]

In 2017, Woodruff reached the semi-finals at the World Championships.

Born in Santa Monica, California, she has a dual citizenship with the United States and Panama. Her sister, Yasmin Woodruff, is a sprinter.

International competitions
Representing  Panama
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 400 m hurdles 57.34
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m hurdles 56.04
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.32
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd 400 m hurdles 57.68
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th 400 m hurdles 55.60
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.76
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 400 m hurdles 57.20
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.61
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 400 m hurdles 55.84 54.22 sf AR

Personal bests

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[4]

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 7.65 (Seattle, WA 2015)
  • 200 metres – 24.67 (Albuquerque, NM 2014)
  • 400 metres – 57.17 (Portland, OR 2016)

References
  1. TC-Management bio
  2. "2018 CAC Games bio". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. Collegeteam profile
  4. "Gianna WOODRUFF – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Athletics - Final Results - Women's 400 m hurdles (Tokyo 2020)". IOC. 4 August 2021.
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