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'''100m''': 11.44 ([[Marrakesh]] 2005)<br>'''200m''': 23.42 ([[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] 2005)<br>'''400m''': 52.03 ([[Walnut, California|Walnut]] 2010)
'''100m''': 11.44 ([[Marrakesh]] 2005)<br>'''200m''': 23.42 ([[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] 2005)<br>'''400m''': 52.03 ([[Walnut, California|Walnut]] 2010)
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{{MedalSilver |[[2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics|2005 Marrakesh]]|100 m}}
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'''Ebony Collins''' (born March 11, 1989) is an American [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400 metres]] and [[400 metres hurdles]].


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After a successful track season in 2005, Collins was named [[USA Track & Field]] Youth Athlete of the Year.<ref name="usatf">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/Annual-Awards/TF/YouthAthleteOfTheYear.aspx|title=USA Track & Field - Annual Awards - Youth Athlete of the Year|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref> She holds USA Track and Field age group records in the [[4 × 100 metres relay]] and [[400 metres hurdles]].<ref name="usatf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=youth&sport=TF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917093002/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=youth&sport=TF|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-17|title=USATF - Statistics - Records|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref>
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'''Ebony Collins''' (born March 11, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400 metres]] and [[400 metres hurdles]].


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Collins attended [[Woodrow Wilson Classical High School]] in [[Long Beach, California]].<ref name="youthrunner">{{cite web|url=http://news.youthrunner.com/news/story/ebony-collins-receives-award|title=Youth Runner|publisher=news.youthrunner.com|accessdate=2016-07-14|archive-date=26 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026091326/https://news.youthrunner.com/news/story/ebony-collins-receives-award|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28,0,3213933.story|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 June 2005|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref> In 2005, she won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF California State Meet|California state track and field championships]] in Sacramento.<ref name="latimes2">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28-story.html|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 June 2005|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref>
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After a stellar track season in 2005, Collins was named [[USA Track & Field]] Youth Athlete of the Year.<ref name="usatf">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/Annual-Awards/TF/YouthAthleteOfTheYear.aspx|title=USA Track &amp; Field - Annual Awards - Youth Athlete of the Year|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref> Ebony holds USA Track and Field age group records in the [[4 × 100 metres relay]] and [[400 metres hurdles]]<ref name="usatf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=youth&sport=TF|title=USATF - Statistics - Records|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref>


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Collins was a multiple time college All-American.<ref name="tfrrs">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/1803478.html|title=TFRRS &#124; Ebony Collins|publisher=tfrrs.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref> Running for [[West Los Angeles College]], she earned a [[Western State Conference]] and Southern California [[California Community College Athletic Association|community college]] championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLAC%20Ladies%20Win%20Track%20Western%20Conf5-2-08.pdf|publisher=West LA College|title=West Track & Field Takes 1st & 3rd At Western States Conference Championship|date=May 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLACLadiesTrack2ndatState052708.pdf|title=West Ladies Track Takes 2nd At State Track & Field Championships|publisher=West LA College|date=May 27, 2008}}</ref>
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Collins attended [[Woodrow Wilson Classical High School]] in [[Long Beach, California]].<ref name="youthrunner">{{cite web|url=http://news.youthrunner.com/news/story/ebony-collins-receives-award|title=Youth Runner|publisher=news.youthrunner.com|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28,0,3213933.story|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref>

Ebony as a (2005) sophomore sprinter from [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] [[Wilson Classical High School|Wilson High School]] won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF California State Meet|California state track and field championships]] in [[Sacramento]] will be long remembered as one of the best individual performances by a female athlete in [[California|state]] history.<ref name="latimes2">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28-story.html|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref>

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Ebony was a multiple time college All-American.<ref name="tfrrs">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/1803478.html|title=TFRRS &#124; Ebony Collins|publisher=tfrrs.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}</ref> Running for [[West Los Angeles College]], she earned a [[Western State Conference]] and Southern California [[California Community College Athletic Association|community college]] championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 <ref>http://www.wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLAC%20Ladies%20Win%20Track%20Western%20Conf5-2-08.pdf</ref><ref>http://wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLACLadiesTrack2ndatState052708.pdf</ref>


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==External links==
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*[[IAAF]] profile for [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/ebony-collins Ebony Collins]


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Latest revision as of 16:13, 9 May 2024

Ebony Collins
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 35)
Long Beach, California
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.44 (Marrakesh 2005)
200m: 23.42 (Greensboro 2005)
400m: 52.03 (Walnut 2010)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Miramar 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Miramar 400 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Marrakesh Medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Marrakesh 100 m

Ebony Collins (born March 11, 1989) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

After a successful track season in 2005, Collins was named USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year.[1] She holds USA Track and Field age group records in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Collins attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California.[3][4] In 2005, she won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the CIF California state track and field championships in Sacramento.[5]

Collins was a multiple time college All-American.[6] Running for West Los Angeles College, she earned a Western State Conference and Southern California community college championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 [7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "USA Track & Field - Annual Awards - Youth Athlete of the Year". usatf.org. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ "USATF - Statistics - Records". usatf.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Youth Runner". news.youthrunner.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ "TFRRS | Ebony Collins". tfrrs.org. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ "West Track & Field Takes 1st & 3rd At Western States Conference Championship" (PDF). West LA College. 2 May 2008.
  8. ^ "West Ladies Track Takes 2nd At State Track & Field Championships" (PDF). West LA College. 27 May 2008.
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Awards
Preceded by USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year
2005 		Succeeded by


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