Nichole Denby (born 10 October 1982) is an

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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athlete who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles. She represented the United States at the 2007 World Championships narrowly missing the final. In 2014, she switched her allegiance to Nigeria, competing for the new nation at the

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, as well as 2014 African Championships where she won her first medal for Nigeria. She has had personal bests of 12.54 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Eugene 2008) and 7.93 in the 60 metres hurdles (Boston 2007). While running for North High School in

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, she was the 1999 and 2000

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Champion in the 100 meters hurdles. Her 13.20 win in 2000 set the National High School Record at the time.

Competition record

Exhibition Races

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USATF profile
1983 births Living people Nigerian female hurdlers American female hurdlers Nigerian people of African-American descent People from Norman, Oklahoma World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub