Sheena Tosta (née Johnson; born October 1, 1982) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. She won a silver medal in the Women's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games.[1] At the same Olympics Melaine Walker (Jameica) won the gold medal.
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| Birth name | Sheena Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sheena Johnson-Tosta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 1982 (age 42) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. She represented her country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, she graduated from Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, VA in 2000. She was a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Triangle, VA.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sheena Tosta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links
edit- Sheena Johnson-Tosta at World Athletics
- Sheena Tosta at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Sheena Johnson at Team USA (archive March 21, 2023)
- Sheena Tosta at Team USA (archive March 21, 2023)
- Sheena Tosta at Olympics.com
- Sheena Tosta at Olympic.org (archived)
- Sheena Johnson-Tosta at Olympedia
