Dawn Harper
Event: 100m Hurdles
Height: 5-6
Weight: 134
PR: 100m Hurdles - 12.47 (2011)
Born: 05/13/1984
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
High School: East St. Louis Senior (Ill.) HS '02
College: UCLA '06
Coach: Bobby Kersee
Agent: Emanuel Hudson
Sponsor: Nike
Club:
USA Championships
2009 USA Outdoor champion (12.36w)
3rd twice at USA Outdoors – 2008 (12.62w); 2011 (12.65)
2003 USA Junior champion (13.28w)
International Championships
2008 Olympic gold medalist (12.54)
2011 World Outdoor bronze medalist (12.47)
2006 NACAC U23 champion (13.06)
2003 Pan American Junior champion (13.42)
Awards and Honors
2009 Outdoor Visa champion
Two-time NCAA All-American
About Dawn
Dawn Harper was considered by many to have a possible shot at a medal in the 100m hurdles final at the 2008 Olympic Games, but no one expected gold. In the women's 100m hurdle final, with Lolo Jones hitting the ninth hurdle, Harper moved up to claim the win in a personal best 12.54. If the Olympic gold medal was the highlight of her career the 2011 World Championships bronze medal is a close second. In Daegu Harper was part of a pair of American 100m hurdlers to win medals along with a silver from Danielle Carruthers. She won her first national outdoor title and the women's Visa Championship Series in 2009. The medal came after suffering a knee injury in 2010 after hitting a hurdle in practice. Harper's final performance of the season gave her 1,220 points and the women's USA Track & Field Outdoor Visa Championship Series title. Since graduating from UCLA in 2006, Harper has been training under Bob Kersee in Los Angeles. A 2002 graduate of East St. Louis High School, she won six state titles there (three each in the 100m and 300m hurdles).
Results
2012: 2nd at USATF Classic (8.03); 5th at U.S. Open 50mH (6.96)
2011: World Outdoor bronze medalist (12.17); 3rd at USA Outdoors (12.65); 1st at Rome (12.70); 1st at Colorful Daegu (12.73); 3rd at Monaco (12.79)
2010: 7th at Doha (12.77w)
2009: USA Outdoor champion (12.36w); 7th at World Outdoors (12.81); 1st in semifinal (12.48); 1st at adidas Track Classic (12.78); 1st at Jamaica Invite (12.78); 1st at Rome (12.55); 1st at Paris (12.68); 2nd at World Athletic Final (12.61)
2008: Olympic gold medalist (12.54); 3rd at Olympic Trials (12.62w), 3rd in semifinal (12.58); 6th at adidas Track Classic (13.01); 2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.59w); 1st at Shanghai (12.56)
2007: 8th at USA Outdoors (13.07); 2nd at Belem (12.83w); 4th at Road to Eugene (12.97); 1st at Chambery (12.73); 4th at Stockholm (12.85); 1st at Leverkusen (12.70); 1st at Wattenscheid (12.67); 3rd at Shanghai (13.03)
2006: 7th at USA Outdoors (13.02); 4th at NCAA Outdoors (12.92); NACAC U23 champion (13.06); 2nd at NCAA West Regionals (12.80)
2005: 8th at USA Outdoors (13.23); 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (12.91); 2nd at NCAA West Regionals (12.99); 2nd at Pac 10 Champs (12.91)
2004: 6th in quarterfinals at Olympic Trials (13.30); 8th at NCAA Outdoors (13.41), 2nd on 4x100m (43.49)
2003: USA Junior champion (13.28w)
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2012: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 8.03 (No. 12 in the USA, No. 23 in the world)
2011: Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.47 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 3 in the world)
2010: Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.77w
2009: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 8.08 (No. 12 in the USA, No. 35 in the world); Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.48 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 3 in the world)
2008: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 8.04 (No. 9 in the USA, No. 26 in the world); Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.54 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 9 in the world)
2007: Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.67 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 10 in the world)
2006: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 7.98 (No. 7 in the USA, No. 18 in the world); Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.80 (No. 8 in the USA, No. 22 in the world)
2005: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 8.05 (No. 6 in the USA, No. 25 in the world); Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 12.91 (No. 11 in the USA, No. 35 in the world)
2004: Indoor bests - 60m hurdles, 8.13 (No. 16 in the USA, No. 47 in the world); Outdoor bests - 100m hurdles, 13.16