Joanna Atkins (born January 31, 1989) is an American sprinter and American Record Holder who specializes in the 400 meter dash. She attended

Stephenson High School Stephenson High School (SHS) is a public school serving grades 9–12 located in the unincorporated area of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It has a Stone Mountain postal address but it is not in the city limits. It is part of the DeKalb ...

in Stone Mountain, GA.

College career

Atkins ran track for the

Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

under coach

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where in 2009 she took first place at the

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 ...

in the 400 meter dash and was

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...

champion in the same event.

International career

At the

2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 20–23 in conjunction with the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Champions ...

Atkins finished in 4th place. This finish assured her a spot as a team member of the 4x400 meter relay at the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

.USA Track & Field - Team USA Named for World Championships in Moscow
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkins, Joanna 1989 births Living people American female sprinters Auburn Tigers women's track and field athletes African-American track and field athletes American female track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists Track and field athletes from Dallas World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women