11 Facts About Torri Edwards

Torri Edwards was born on January 31,1977 and is an American sprinter.

Torri Edwards was banned for two years effective from July 18,2004, missing the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Therefore, Torri Edwards did not take performance enhancement drugs to improve her performance.

At the 2008 Olympic finals for the women's 100 meters, Torri Edwards stated that she thought she had false started and apparently hesitated, believing that the officials were going to call a false start.

Torri Edwards eventually finished eighth place with a time of 11.20, an under-par performance for the American sprinter, who has a best time of 10.78.

However, Torri Edwards actually had a reaction time of 0.179 seconds, which was not the fastest or the slowest of the eight runners.

Torri Edwards was a sprint track coach at North Carolina State University from 2017 - 2022.

Torri Edwards was named head track coach at Kentucky State University from August 2015 - 2020.

Torri Edwards worked seasons with the UK Kentucky Wildcats track and field programs from 2013 - 2015.

Coach Torri Edwards served as an assistant coach in the Riverside Community College track and field program.

Torri Edwards helped Angela Garcia reach the NCAA Division II National Championships in just her first collegiate season of track and field.