Talitha LaNae Clark Diggs (born August 22, 2002) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

sprinter specializing in the

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

. She is the North American indoor record holder in the event. Diggs won the 2022 U.S. national 400 m title.

Career

Talitha Diggs won the 400 metres race at the

2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held in Eugene, Oregon organized by USA Track and Field. It was serving as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The results of the event determined qualifica ...

to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. Prior to this, she won the 2022 NCAA Outdoor championship and NCAA indoor championship representing the

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. She was the second woman in NCAA history to win the USA championships, and NCAA outdoor and indoor championships in the same season. She was the 5th fastest collegiate 400m runner in history at the time having run 49.99 to win the NCAA Outdoor Championships. On February 25 at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Diggs broke the North American and NCAA indoor 400 m records with a time of 50.15 seconds, putting her joint eighth on the respective world all-time list. Previous NCAA record of 50.33 s was set just 90 minutes earlier by

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. 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 third in the final of the 400m. She was selected 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.

Personal life

Her mother Joetta Clark Diggs also represented her country at

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in major championships between 1988 and 2002, including four

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Achievements

National and NCAA titles

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Oly ...

** 400 meters:

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* NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships ** 400 meters:

NCAA Division I Women's 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 ...

** 400 meters:

Personal bests

60 meters 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

indoor – 7.15 (

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2023) *

100 meters 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 contes ...

– 11.27 (+1.8 m/s,

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2022) * 200 meters – 22.64 (+0.2 m/s,

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2022) ** 200 meters indoor – 22.61 (

2023) *

– 49.93 (

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2023) ** 400 meters indoor – 50.15 (

2023) North American record, =8th all time

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diggs, Talitha 2002 births Living people USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States American female sprinters Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey Track and field athletes from New Jersey 21st-century American women World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Florida Gators women's track and field athletes