Javianne Oliver (born December 26, 1994) is an American female

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sprinter. Oliver finished second in the

60 meters 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 ath ...

at the

2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships was the 53rd NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 36th NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stad ...

for the

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. Oliver won the 60 meters at the

2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships The 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the three-day competition took place from February 16 to February 18 and served ...

to qualify for the

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Bidding process Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Ind ...

. Her time of 7.02 was the top time that season in the world. She returned to the 2020 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships to finish second to Mikiah Brisco, qualifying to her second World Championships in the process. Oliver also won the 2020 US Olympic Trials with a time of 10.99.

Professional

Oliver signed with

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in 2018 after winning US 60 meters title.

Major competitions

References

External links

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Javianne Oliver Monroe Area High School Results
Athletic.net

TFRRS.org Living people American female sprinters African-American female track and field athletes Kentucky Wildcats women's track and field athletes 1994 births USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic female sprinters {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub