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Ashley Spencer (born June 8, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. In the 400m hurdles, she is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist. In the 400m, she is the 2012 World Junior Champion and the 2016 World Indoor silver medalist. She is coached by 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Tonya Buford-Bailey.

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Ashley Spencer

Personal information
Born	(1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 29)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400m hurdles
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m hurdles World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 4×400 m relay 2016 Portland 400 m World Relay Championships 2017 Nassau 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona 400 m 2012 Barcelona 4×400 m relay

Early life

Born June 8, 1993 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Spencer attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where she ran for the Illinois Fighting Illini and won 2 NCAA titles. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she ran for the Texas Longhorns. Her uncle is Steve Smith, the 1995 Pan American Games silver medalist in the high jump.

International career

At the 2012 World Junior Championships Spencer won gold medals in both the 400 meters and the 4x400 meter relay.[1]

At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Spencer finished third in the 400m.[2] This finish assured her selection for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.[3] At the World Championships she ran 51.48 in the 400m heats to qualify for the semifinals, where she was eliminated running 51.80. She went on to win a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, along with Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings and Francena McCorory.

Spencer won a silver medal in the 400m in 51.77 and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Later that year at the United States Olympic Trials, she finished second behind Dalilah Muhammad in the 400m hurdles in a personal best of 54.02, to earn selection for the Rio Olympics. She also finished seventh in the 400m final at the trials in 51.09. At the Rio Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 53.72 seconds.

In June 2017, Spencer moved into the world all-time top 25 when she improved her 400m hurdles best to 53.11 seconds, finishing fourth at the U.S. Championships, in a race won by Dalilah Muhammad in 52.64.

References

External links

• Ashley Spencer at World Athletics
• Ashley Spencer at legacy.USATF.org
• Ashley Spencer at TeamUSA.org
• Ashley Spencer at the International Olympic Committee
• Ashley Spencer at Olympics.com
• Ashley Spencer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Ashley Spencer (athlete)

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[fr] Ashley Spencer

Ashley Spencer (née le 6 juin 1993 à Indianapolis) est une athlète américaine qui pratique d’abord le 400 mètres avant de se spécialiser dans le 400 mètres haies. En 2016, elle remporte une médaille de bronze dans cette discipline aux Jeux olympiques de Rio.

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[it] Ashley Spencer

Ashley Spencer (Indianapolis, 8 giugno 1993) è un'ostacolista e velocista statunitense.

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[ru] Спенсер, Эшли

Эшли Спенсер (англ. Ashley Spencer; род. 8 июня 1993, Индианаполис, США) — американская легкоатлетка, специализирующаяся в беге на 400 метров и 400 метров с барьерами. Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 года. Победитель чемпионата мира в помещении 2016 года в эстафете 4×400 метров и серебряный призёр в беге на 400 метров. Двукратная чемпионка мира среди юниоров (2012).

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