Rosey Effiong (born 8 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete.

Early life

From

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, Texas, she attended DeSoto High School. Effiong began at the

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and ran for the

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from 2020.

Career

Competing at the

2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6–9, 2023. They served as USA Track & Field's (USATF) national championships in track and field for the United States. The results of the ...

, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished fifth in the final of the 400m. She was subsequently selected for the USA relay pool for the

2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The city of Budapes ...

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in August 2023 and competed in the mixed relay. She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80. The world record time set by Effiong,

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and Justin Robinson was ratified by

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in November 2023. She met the 2024 Paris Olympics standard running 50.75 seconds for the 400m at the SEC Championship in

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on 11 May 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Effiong, Rosey 2001 births Living people American female sprinters Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes 21st-century American sportswomen African-American sportswomen 21st-century African-American women World Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners