Queen Harrison
Queen Harrison ( Queen Quedith Earth Harrison; born September 10, 1988 in Loch Sheldrake , Sullivan County , New York ) is an American hurdler .
Over 400 m hurdles she reached the semifinals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu.
She finished fifth over 100 m hurdles at the 2013 World Cup in Moscow and won the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto.
Starting for Virginia Tech , she became 2010 NCAA champion over 100 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles and NCAA indoor champion over 60 m hurdles .
Personal bests
- 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.94 s, February 27, 2010, Blacksburg
- 100 m hurdles: 12.43 s, June 22, 2013, Des Moines
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400 m : 52.88 s, May 17, 2008, Atlanta
- Hall: 53.06 s, February 27, 2010, Blacksburg
- 400 m hurdles: 54.55 s, June 11, 2010, Eugene
Web links
Commons : Queen Harrison - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
- Queen Harrison in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
- Living Up to a Name Despite Life's Obstacles , portrait of Jeré Longman in the New York Times , July 1, 2008
- Queen Harrison in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Harrison, Queen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrison, Queen Quedith Earth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loch Sheldrake , Sullivan County , New York |