Raasin McIntosh (born 29 April 1982, in

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) is an Olympic hurdler and philanthropist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles. She grew up in

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and went on to attend the

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on an athlete scholarship. She trained under a prominent track coach, Bev Kearney, and went on to represent the United States at the

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. She was the winner of the 400 m hurdles at the 2003

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and was in the top three of both the 400 m and 100-meter hurdles at the

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that year.Raasin McIntosh
USATF. Retrieved on 2015-04-05. She is CEO and Creative Director of Raasin in the Sun, a 501 c3 Non profit cultivating resilient communities through art and environmental initiatives. raasininthesun.org

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