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Nia Ali

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 10/23/1988
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
  • High School: West Philadelphia Catholic High School
  • College: University of Southern California

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Rana Reider
  • Agent: Paul Doyle
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, silver (100mH)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, gold (100mH)
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, eighth (100mH)
  • 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, gold (60mH)
  • 2015 IAAF World Indoor Championships, gold (60mH)

Career Highlights

  • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (100mH)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (100mH)
  • 2016 US Olympic Team Trials, bronze (100mH)
  • 2014 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (60mH)
  • 2013 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (60mH)
  • 2011 NCAA DI Championships, gold (100mH)
  • 2011 World University Games, gold (100mH)

Personal

Partner is Canadian track and field athlete Andre de Grasse… Has a son named Titus Maximus, born in 2015, and a daughter named Yuri Zen, born in 2018… Daughter to Aleem Ali and Melita Johnson… Has three siblings: Kalenna Harper, Ameer Ali and Aatiqah Ali…

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