![]() Russell at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | June 17, 2000||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics/Track | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 meters hurdles, 400 meters hurdles, 60 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
College team | Kentucky Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lonnie Greene | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 2024 Paris 100 mH, ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Masai Russell OLY[citation needed] (/məˈsaɪ/ mə-SY; born June 17, 2000)[2] 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.[3]
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.