23 Facts About Dawn Harper-Nelson

Dawn Harper-Nelson was born on May 13,1984 and is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles.

Dawn Harper-Nelson was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medalist in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2017 World Championships.

Dawn Harper-Nelson is trained by Bob Kersee, husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six time Olympic medalist from her hometown of East St Louis, Illinois.

Dawn Harper-Nelson is a member of the 2022 class of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Dawn Harper-Nelson broke her own Illinois state record in the 100m hurdles her junior year with a time of 13.54.

Dawn Harper-Nelson finished the season ranked second in the world in the 100m hurdles.

Dawn Harper-Nelson then crossed the Atlantic to win both the Rome Diamond League 100m hurdle showdown and the Colorful Daegu Pre Championship Meet in South Korea.

Dawn Harper-Nelson kept her quest alive winning her first US Olympic Trials in Oregon at Hayward Field in very soggy conditions.

Dawn Harper-Nelson earned her first victory under the new name in the Jamaica Invitational with a world leading 12.63.

Dawn Harper-Nelson won her first round of the women's 100m hurdles in 12.60.

Dawn Harper-Nelson left Iowa for the Sainsbury's Grand Prix Diamond League in Birmingham, England, which she won in a time of 12.64.

Dawn Harper-Nelson celebrated Independence Day running a winning time of 12.53 in the Athletissima Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland.

At the IAAF World Championships Dawn Harper-Nelson finished in a disappointing 4th place time of 12.59.

Dawn Harper-Nelson put a stamp on her season and eased many minds when she went on to run a fast 12.48 at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium, winning her second Diamond League Title beating exactly the same field, excluding the champion, from the Moscow World Champs again.

Dawn Harper-Nelson celebrated in effervescent fashion, and delighted the crowd on the first bend, by turning cartwheels on the track beyond the finish line.

Dawn Harper-Nelson won the Continental Cup with a Championship Record of 12.47.

Dawn Harper-Nelson prevailed in a stacked field of newcomers winning her 4th US Championship in a time of 12.55 seconds.

In spite, Dawn Harper-Nelson dusted herself off and won her 4th Diamond League title at the IAAF Brussels Diamond League Final.

Dawn Harper-Nelson attended UCLA and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 2006.

Dawn Harper-Nelson loves speaking to children about their dreams and the importance of education.

Dawn Harper-Nelson is using the name Dawn Harper-Nelson in competition.

Dawn Harper-Nelson is the first American 100-meter hurdler in history to win gold at an Olympics and medal in the following Olympics.

Dawn Harper-Nelson went on to medal in 100m hurdles in the next summer Olympics in London on 2012 with 12.37 seconds, setting another personal record.