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Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23 1976 in Williamsport) is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
She originally specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in a career best time of 54.57 seconds, and the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She competed at the World Championships in 1999 and 2003 World Championships without reaching the final.
From 2004 she competed internationally in the 100 metres hurdles. She finished fourth at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, and in August she won the Olympic gold medal in a career best time of 12.37 seconds. She also won the 2004 World Athletics Final toward the end of the season.
At the 2005 World Championships, she was among the favorites, having ran 12.47 seconds in June. She did reach the final race, only to fail finishing after stumbling in the hurdles. She finished third at the 2005 World Athletics Final. After that, mediocre seasons followed with 12.76 (2006), 13.28 (2007) and 12.63 seconds (2008) as her season's best times. She failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
She currently coaches track and field and cross-country running at Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Los Angeles homeless advocate Ted Hayes.
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Preceded by Gail Devers Brigitte Foster-Hylton
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Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2004 |
Succeeded by Michelle Perry
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- American hurdlers
- Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- African American sportspeople
- Americans of Native American descent
- Native American sportspeople
- UCLA Bruins track and field
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni