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Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh (born September 27, 1989) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is of Sierra Leonean descent.[1]

Jeneba Tarmoh

Personal information
Full name	Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh
Nationality	American
Born	September 27, 1989 (1989-09-27) (age 32) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record Women’s athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London 4×100 m relay World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×100 m relay World Junior Championships 2006 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m 2008 Bydgoszcz 4x100 m relay NACAC U-23 Championships 2010 Miramar 100 meters 2010 Miramar 4 x 100 m relay

Prep

Tarmoh lives in San Jose, California, where she attended Mt. Pleasant High School. Her parents, both nurses, immigrated to San Jose from Sierra Leone shortly before she was born.[2] While at Mt. Pleasant, she won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the CIF California State Meet both her 2006 junior[3] and 2007 senior[4] years. She was also part of the 2007 CIF State Championship team from Mt.Pleasant High School.

College career

Tarmoh was an All-American for Texas A&M University, helping them with back to back to back wins in the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 2009–2011 seasons. She gave up her final year of eligibility to compete in the NCAA after she went professional, signing with Nike. She came in third at the 2011 USA National Outdoor Championships in the 200m behind Shalonda Solomon and Carmelita Jeter, earning her a place on the 2011 IAAF World Championships team.

Olympic career

On June 23, 2012, Tarmoh finished in a tie with Allyson Felix for third place in the 100m finals at the US Track and Field Olympic Trials. Tarmoh had initially been declared the third-place finisher immediately after the race but was dropped into a tie with Felix after officials reviewed images of the photo finish. The top three places qualified for the 2012 USA Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics; however, USATF had no tiebreaker procedures in place at the time in the event of a tie for the final spot. After discussion, USATF officials decided that a runoff between the two sprinters would take place in the event that neither ceded her spot to the other. Tarmoh initially agreed to the runoff but later pulled out, ceding the spot to Felix.[5] The event generated substantial criticism toward USATF officials for having insufficient procedures in place for breaking ties, as well as for forcing the runners to decide whether to participate in the eventual runoff.

Tarmoh traveled to London as a reserve on the US team. She ran the second leg of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay in the qualifying round. Although she did not compete in the finals, she received a gold medal as the USA set a world record in winning the finals.[6]

Personal Information

Tarmoh has also appeared in an episode of California On,[7] where she was interviewed by comedian Kassem G.[8]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
100 m	10.93 (1.8 m/s)	Des Moines, Iowa	June 21, 2013
200 m	22.23 (-0.3 m/s)	Monaco	17 July 2015

References

External links

• Jeneba Tarmoh at legacy.USATF.org
• Jeneba Tarmoh at World Athletics
• Jeneba Tarmoh at TeamUSA.org
• Jeneba Tarmoh at the International Olympic Committee
• Jeneba Tarmoh at Olympics.com
• Texas A&M profile

На других языках

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- [en] Jeneba Tarmoh

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[fr] Jeneba Tarmoh

Jeneba Tarmoh (née le 27 septembre 1989) est une athlète américaine spécialiste du sprint.

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[it] Jeneba Tarmoh

Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh (Los Angeles, 27 settembre 1989) è una velocista statunitense.

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[ru] Тармо, Дженеба

Дженеба Тармо (англ. Jeneba Tarmoh; род. 27 сентября 1989[1], Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния) — американская легкоатлетка, специализирующаяся в беге на дистанциях 100 и 200 метров.

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