1. Tianna Bartoletta was born on August 30,1985 and is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events.
18 Facts About Tianna Bartoletta
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Tianna Bartoletta is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals.
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Tianna Bartoletta was a pusher on the US bobsled team in 2012.
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Tianna Bartoletta will be joining the others such as Ryan Lochte and Elizabeth Beisel representing the school.
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Tianna Bartoletta attended local public schools, including Elyria High School.
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Tianna Bartoletta was a member of the 2003 USA TODAY All-USA High School Girls Track Team, as well as her high school basketball and track teams.
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Tianna Bartoletta earned nine career high school state championships, including seven in individual events, and became the third athlete in Ohio history to win four events at a state championship meet two years in a row.
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Tianna Bartoletta's team won the Ohio Division I team title in 2003, and Team district titles all four years.
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Tianna Bartoletta set the indoor mark in 2002 and is fourth on the all-time girls' indoor long jump list.
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Tianna Bartoletta set meet records at the 2002 Nike Indoor Classic and the Adidas Outdoor Championships in 2003.
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Tianna Bartoletta won the Volunteer Indoor Track Classic and the 2003 USATF Junior Championships.
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Tianna Bartoletta won the SEC Indoor Long Jump, SEC Outdoor Long Jump, NCAA Indoor Long Jump, and NCAA Outdoor Long Jump titles, and both Indoor and Outdoor All-America honors.
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Tianna Bartoletta was named Academic All-SEC and a member of the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll.
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Tianna Bartoletta won the long jump and 55m at the SEC Invitational, the long jump at the Penn State National Open, the Sea Ray Relays, the Knoxville Invitational, the Gatorade Classic, and ran the opening 200-meter leg that set collegiate, meet, stadium and school records in the sprint medley baton event at the Penn Relays for Tennessee.
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Tianna Bartoletta is ranked first all-time in Tennessee's history of the outdoor long jump at 6.89 meters.
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Tianna Bartoletta's medal was elevated to gold when the Russian winner Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Tianna Bartoletta ran the lead-off leg in the final, in which the US team set a world record.
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Tianna Bartoletta reached the final, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 10.85.