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Masai Russell (born June 17, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter and hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 m hurdles event. Russell is the U.S. NCAA Record holder in the 100 m hurdles.
Russell holds personal bests of 12.25 seconds over 100 m hurdles which is tied for #5 of all time, 7.75 seconds over 60 metres hurdles, which is #13 of all time and 54.66 seconds over 400 metres hurdles.
Career
In 2021, Russell ran her first sub-13s 100 m hurdles in placing second in her heat at the SEC Championships. She went on to place sixth in the final. Later that year, Russell ran 12.93s to make the final of the NCAA Division I Championships, where she finished sixth.
At the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Russell placed third in the 100 m hurdles and fourth in the 400 m hurdles.
In 2023, Russell broke the collegiate record for the 60 m hurdles, running 7.75s to beat Grace Stark's time of 7.78s set the year before. In April, she ran a collegiate record of 12.36s over 100 m hurdles at the Texas Relays. In June, she placed second in both the 100 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships. At the 2023 USA Outdoor Championships, Russell finished third qualifying to represent the United States at the World Championships in Budapest. She made the semi-finals where she didn't finish after hitting a hurdle.
Russell finished fourth in the 60 m hurdles at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. She placed first at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 m hurdles in a personal best time of 12.25 to qualify her for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At the Olympics, Russell won gold with a time of 12.33s, narrowly beating Cyrena Samba-Mayela. She ended her 2024 season by finishing third at the inaugural Athlos meet.
Education
Masai Russell graduated from Bullis School in 2018. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Health Science in 2023.
Professional
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References
External links
Masai Russell at World Athletics
Masai Russell on TikTok
Masai Russell on Instagram
Masai Russell profile at Kentucky Wildcats
Masai Russell at www.USATF.org
Masai Russell at Team USA
Masai Russell at Olympics.com
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