Bianca Knight (born January 2, 1989) is an American former track and field athlete, who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.^{[citation needed]} At the 2012 Summer Olympics Knight won a team event gold medal in the 4x100 metres relay team. In the final, the quartet of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Knight and Carmelita Jeter, broke a standing 27-year-old world record.

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Bianca Knight

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1989-01-02) January 2, 1989 (age 33) Pearl, Mississippi, U.S.
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
College team	University of Texas
Club	Adidas
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London 4×100 m relay World Championships 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 2007 São Paulo 200 m World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakesh 100 m 2005 Marrakesh Medley relay 2005 Marrakesh 200 m

Career

Knight attended Ridgeland High School in Ridgeland, Mississippi and won the female Gatorade Athlete of the Year in track and field in 2006. She is the first Mississippi native to win a Gatorade Athlete of the Year award.^{[citation needed]}

As a University of Texas freshman, Knight won the 2008 indoor NCAA 200 m championship in a collegiate-record time of 22.40. Turning professional following her freshman indoor campaign, she finished 5th at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 200 m. She won second stage of IAAF Diamond League, in the 200 m, in Rome, Golden Gala.^{[citation needed]}

Knight competes professionally for Adidas.

References

• Bianca Knight at World Athletics
• Bianca Knight at legacy.USATF.org

External links

• Bianca Knight at TeamUSA.org
• Bianca Knight at the International Olympic Committee
• Bianca Knight at Olympics.com
• Bianca Knight at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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