Carol Ann Rodríguez Taylor (born 26 December 1985 in

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) is a Puerto Rican sprinter. Her mother was an

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from

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, and her father grew up in

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. Carol Rodríguez is currently the Host of Sports Run and Then Some on on Dash Radio.

Career

Rodríguez competed in both the

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and

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at the 2008 Olympic Games, and the

at the

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, without reaching the final round. She has 22.23 seconds in the 200 meters, achieved in May 2006 in Provo; 51.39 seconds in the 400 meters, achieved in June 2008 in

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; 11.28 seconds in the 100 meters, achieved in May 2009 in

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; and 7.56 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in January 2006 in Pullman. Rodríguez grew up in Southern California, attending Western High School in

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for her first three years. At the 2003

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, she finished third in the

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behind

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and Shalonda Solomon as a junior, but did not make it back to the meet her senior year after she transferred to Long Beach Wilson High School. She next went to the

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majoring in

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. At the 2006

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s she finished third in the 100m, fourth in the 200m and anchored USC's third place 4x100 metres relay team. The relay team repeated their third-place finish in 2007, while Rodriguez finished fourth in the 100m. She holds the USC school record in the 200m (surpassing World Champion

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) and 400m.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/women-top-10.pdf

Personal bests

Achievements

¹: Did not start in the final.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Carol 1985 births Living people Puerto Rican female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Sportspeople from Pomona, California Track and field athletes from California Puerto Rican people of African-American descent World Athletics Championships athletes for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico 21st-century Puerto Rican women