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Kendra Harrison
Career
Active 2010 – present
Biography
About Kendra Harrison
Kendra Harrison, also known as Keni, broke the world record in the women's 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.20 seconds in 2016. That record had stood for 28 years. She is an American hurdler and a Black sportswoman from Tennessee, United States.
Harrison competed for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, winning NCAA titles indoors and outdoors in 2015. She placed second at the 2015 USA Outdoor Championships and sixth at the 2016 Olympic Trials, missing that year's Olympics. She later won gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles and at the 2018 NACAC Championships in the 100m hurdles. In 2019, she finished runner-up at the World Championships in the 100m hurdles. She stands 5'4" with a slim build and black hair.
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What is her nationality and birthplace?
She is American, born in Tennessee, United States.
When and where did she break the world record in the 100m hurdles?
She set the world record of 12.20 seconds on July 22, 2016, at the London Müller Anniversary Games, beating the previous mark by 0.01 seconds.
Did you know
- She broke a world record that had stood for 28 years, shaving 0.01 seconds off the previous time.
- She won NCAA titles both indoors and outdoors in 2015, competing for the University of Kentucky.
- In 2016, she finished sixth at the Olympic Trials and did not qualify for the Olympics, despite holding the world record at the time.
- She has won medals at the World Indoor Championships, NACAC Championships, and World Championships.
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