1. Christina Clemons is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles.
18 Facts About Christina Clemons
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Christina Clemons won the silver medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.
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Christina Clemons, then Manning, attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
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Christina Clemons still holds the school records in four separate events: the 60m dash, 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay.
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Christina Clemons was an instrumental cog in helping Ohio State collect three team titles at the Big Ten Championships over the course of her career.
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Christina Clemons was a member of the 2011 indoor, 2011 outdoor and 2012 outdoor conference winning teams, the first three in program history.
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Christina Clemons is the most decorated female athlete in the history of the Ohio State University.
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Christina Clemons won the 60m hurdles at the 2017 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix over Olympic Champion Sally Pearson.
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Outdoor, Christina Clemons claimed a top spot on the 2017 Iaaf World Championship team for the 100 meter hurdles, the most challenging team to make in the United States.
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At the 2017 World Championships in Athletics Christina Clemons won her heat and her semifinal to reach the finals.
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Christina Clemons went on to set a personal record of 12.54 in Berlin two weeks after world championships.
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Christina Clemons fought her way to 4th in the world her first year back healthy.
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Two weeks later, Christina Clemons went on to win the 2018 World indoor tour in Madrid in a time of 7.77, ahead of USA champion Sharika Nelvis, giving her an automatic spot on the world indoor team.
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On March 3,2018, Christina Clemons won her first international medal and became the 2018 world indoor silver medalist.
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In 2019, Christina Clemons had the best season of her career finishing top 3 in every competition and winning her first diamond league race in Oslo, Norway.
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Christina Clemons finished her 2019 season at 6th in the world.
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Christina Clemons returned in 2020 winning the world indoor tour ahead of 2019 World Champion Nia Ali, giving her an automatic spot to the IAAF world indoor championships in Nanjing, China.
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Christina Clemons is the only hurdler in history to win the IAAF world tour consecutively.