Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington (born November 18, 1993) is a

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete specializing 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 a ...

. She represented her country at the delayed

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improving her own South American record with a time of 54.22 seconds in the semi-finals to finish 7th in the final. In 2017, Woodruff reached the semi-finals at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

. Born in

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, she has a dual citizenship with the

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and

. Her sister, Yasmin Woodruff, is a sprinter.

International competitions

Personal bests

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200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.88 (+1.4 m/s, Irvine, CA 2018) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 52.78 (Austin, TX 2021) *

– 53.69 (Eugene 2022) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

– 7.65 (Seattle, WA 2015) * 200 metres – 24.67 (Albuquerque, NM 2014) * 400 metres – 57.17 (Portland, OR 2016) Gianna Woodruff 2015 roster

Washington Huskies The Washington Huskies are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Washington, located in Seattle. The school competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac- ...

References

1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California Track and field athletes from California Panamanian female hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Panama American sportspeople of Panamanian descent People with acquired Panamanian citizenship Washington Huskies women's track and field athletes Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games bronze medalists for Panama South American Games medalists in athletics Central American Games gold medalists for Panama Central American Games medalists in athletics Central American Games silver medalists for Panama Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Panama Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Panama 21st-century Panamanian women 21st-century Panamanian people {{Panama-athletics-bio-stub