Georganne Rochelle Moline (born March 6, 1990) is an American

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

who specializes in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...

and 400 metres. She won a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400 meter hurdles. Moline graduated from

Thunderbird High School Thunderbird High School is a public high school located in northwestern Phoenix, Arizona. The school is a part of the Glendale Union High School District. Feeder schools Some schools in the Washington Elementary School District feed into Thunder ...

in Phoenix, Arizona. During her junior and senior year of high school, she was the 4A-1 State Champion in the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles. Because of a stress fracture, Moline

redshirted Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the ...

the outdoor season of her freshman year at the

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. At the University of Arizona, she anchored the 4X400 relay, setting indoor and outdoor school records in 2010. During the 2012 outdoor college season, Moline won the 400m hurdles title at the Pac-12 Championships. She was undefeated in every 400m hurdles event she entered that season, until she fell in the preliminary round of the NCAA championship. At the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials, she placed second in 400m hurdles with a time of 54.33 to make the Olympic team. Moline made the Olympic team at age 22, after completing her junior year of college. At the Olympics, Moline won her 400m hurdles preliminary heat with a time of 54.31, a new personal best. She placed second in her semifinal to automatically qualify for the Olympic final. Moline finished fifth in the Olympic

400 meter hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...

final, again setting a personal best with a time of 53.92.

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