Jenna Elizabeth Prandini (born November 20, 1992) is an American

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athlete, known for

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, but originally began her career doing jumping events. She is a two-time national champion at 200 meters (

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), a 2016 Olympian, and a 2020 Olympic silver medalist.

Professional

Before Prandini’s 2015 national title, she won the

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at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a Senior at the

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. The previous year, she won the

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. She also was a runner up in the 200 meters both years, runner up in the long jump in 2015 and finished third in the 100 meters in 2014. Prandini is the second female to win the

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100 meters & USA National Outdoor 200 meters in the same year. In 2015, she won the

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as the nation's best female track and field competitor. Prandini qualified for the

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in the 200 meters by placing third at the 2016 Olympic Trials. At the

in Rio, she finished 10th in the 200 meters. Prandini came to the University of Oregon with the same triple threat credentials, winning all three events (100m, 200m and long jump) at the 2011 CIF California State Meet for Clovis High School in

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. In her junior year, she won both the long jump and

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and also finished second in the 100 meters. In 2011, she also won the US Junior Championship in the long jump. By coincidence, all of Prandini's major championships have essentially occurred at home. The CIF meet is held in Clovis at cross town Buchanan High School, the NCAA Championships and USA Outdoor Championships were at

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at the University of Oregon, though for the Junior Championships, also at Hayward Field, she moved to Oregon for school three months later. In 2015, Jenna Prandini achieved the 2016 Olympic standard in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump. In 2021, she achieved the 2020 Olympic standard in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Prandini represented the United States in both events at the

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, and she helped Team USA capture a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay by running the third leg of the relay.

National titles

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** 200-meter dash: 2018 *

** 200-meter dash: 2015 *

NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are the annual collegiate track and field competitions for women athletes representing Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). At ...

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

: 2014 **

100-meter dash The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

: 2015 *

NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for women from Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletes' performances i ...

**Long jump: 2015

Personal records

– 10.92 seconds (2015) * 200-meter dash – 21.89 seconds (2021) *

– (2015) *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

– (2010)

Indoor personal records

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indoor – 7.15 seconds (2015) *200-meter dash indoor – 22.52 seconds (2015) *Long jump – (2015)

Major Competitions

References

External links

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Oregon Ducks biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prandini, Jenna Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Clovis, California Track and field athletes from California American female long jumpers American female triple jumpers American female sprinters Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners 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 American people of Italian descent