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Athens 2004 | 100m Hurdles |
Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976 Williamsport, PA) is an American runner, who won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. She failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
Hayes was in the lead at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships before falling over the ninth hurdle. In 2006, Hayes tore her hamstring in the semifinals of the USA Indoor Championships and did not return to competition until mid August…In 2008 she will look to rebound to the form that brought her 2004 Olympic gold… Hayes enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2004 as she became the second American 100m hurdles gold medalist in history, doing it an Olympic record and personal-best time of 12.37 seconds… she crossed the finish line well in front of the field and .01 ahead of Bulgarian world record holder Yordanka Donkova’s 1988 Olympic record of 12.38. Hayes sent an email to a friend before the race, predicting that she would win in 12.37...She narrowly missed a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team, placing 4th in the 400m hurdles and 5th in the 100m hurdles... She finished 2nd in the 400m hurdles at the 2003 USA Championships...Hayes has a history of overcoming injury...she was eighth in the 1998 NCAA 100m hurdles (13.50 - +3.0w) despite running with a strained right hamstring that prevented her from competing in the 400m hurdles. She injured the hamstring while winning the 100m hurdles at the Pac-10 Championships...as a sophomore in 1997, Hayes suffered a hyper-extended right knee on the first day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...although the injury kept her from competing in the 100m hurdles, Hayes ran the anchor leg on UCLA’s 4x100m relay team that placed sixth (44.76), and she placed seventh (57.92) in the final of the 400m hurdles...worked at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center as the SMART Moves Coordinator teaching kids to be positive in East St. Louis, Illinois, in 2001 and 2002...she trained during that time, but not consistently...moved back to Los Angeles in December 2002 and is now training full time...Her father, Ted Hayes, is an L.A. based homeless advocate who founded Dome Village in 1993 as a temporary homeless shelter. In 1984, Ted Hayes went to live with the homeless...Ted Hayes also runs a cricket program in Compton.
She currently coaches Track and Field and Cross-Country Running at Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California.
Hayes is the daughter of Los Angeles homeless advocate Ted Hayes.
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Preceded by Gail Devers Brigitte Foster-Hylton
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Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2004 |
Succeeded by Michelle Perry
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