Shana Cox

Shana Cox (right) at the 2012 World Indoor Championships

Shana Cox (born January 22, 1985 in Hicksville , New York ) is a British - American sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .

Life

Cox finished fifth over 200 meters at the 2004 Junior World Championships . In 2008 she became NCAA champion over 400 meters. As the daughter of British parents, she has dual citizenship and started working for the United Kingdom in 2011.

At the Indoor World Championships in 2012 she was fifth in the individual competition and won with the British team in the 4 x 400 meter relay . In the same year she achieved fourth place with the relay at the European Championships and fifth at the Olympic Games in London.

In March 2013, she won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden .

Shana Cox graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Psychology .

Personal bests

• 200 m : 23.15 s, May 18, 2008, Champaign
  • Hall: 23.48s, Jan 29, 2005, State College
• 400 m: 50.84 s, May 31, 2008, Tallahassee
  • Hall: 52.13 s, March 10, 2012, Istanbul

Web links

Commons : Shana Cox  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Athletes portrait of Shana Cox at the IAAF (English)
• Shana Cox - Team GB - London 2012 Olympics in the Daily Telegraph

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jon Mulkeen: Shana Cox cleared to compete for GB ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Athletics Weekly. April 21, 2011
2. ^ Penn State University Official Athletic Site: Shana Cox Profile