Joshua Mance
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pomona, California | March 21, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 400 m: 44.83 (Des Moines 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronell Joshua Mance (born March 21, 1992) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He attends the University of Southern California.[1]
On June 24, 2012, he finished 4th in the 400 meters at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, a result that virtually assures him a position on the United States Olympic team as a member of the 4x400 relay.[2]
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Mance won a gold medal over 4×400 metres relay. One year earlier, at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Brixen, Italy, he received a silver medal over 400 metres, finishing second to Kirani James. In June 2010, he committed to the USC Trojans.[3]
While at Don Antonio Lugo High School in Chino, California, Mance was a 2010 All-USA high school track and field selection by USA Today.[4] That year he won the CIF California State Meet championship in the 400 meters, and finished 4th in the 200.[5] In 2009, he finished second in the 400 meters to Reggie Wyatt, in the same meet Wyatt set the National High School Record in the 300 hurdles.
Personal best
Distance | Time | venue |
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400 m | 44.83 s | Des Moines, United States (June 7, 2012) |
References
- ^ http://www.insidesocal.com/usc/2012/12/19/olympic-silver-medalist-josh-mance-transfers/
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/Results/Results5-3.htm
- ^ "USC Track & Field Signs Mance To NLI". USCTrojans.com. June 22, 2010.
- ^ "All-USA high school track and field teams". USA Today. July 22, 2010.
- ^ http://archive.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2010/stateres.htm
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from California
- Male sprinters
- American sprinters
- USC Trojans athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American sprinter stubs