Joanna Hayes won the silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in a career best time of 54.57 seconds, and the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.
11 Facts About Joanna Hayes
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Joanna Hayes competed at the 1999 World Championships and 2003 World Championships without reaching the final.
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Joanna Hayes finished fourth at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, and in August she won the Olympic gold medal in a career best time of 12.37 seconds.
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Joanna Hayes won the 2004 World Athletics Final toward the end of the season.
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Joanna Hayes did reach the final race, only to fail to finish after stumbling in the hurdles.
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Joanna Hayes finished third at the 2005 World Athletics Final.
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Joanna Hayes failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics due to injury.
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Joanna Hayes is currently a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Southern California, and has coached there since the 2017 season.
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Joanna Hayes was the former personal coach to professional runner and 400m hurdle world recorder holder Sydney McLaughlin.
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Joanna Hayes is the daughter of Los Angeles homeless advocate Ted Hayes.
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Joanna Hayes gave birth to a daughter, Zoe, in December 2010.