Quanesha Burks

Olympic Games

• 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Q2-fifth (long jump)

World Athletics Championships

• 2018 World Indoor Championships, fourth (long jump)
• 2017 World Outdoor Championships, Q1-ninth (long jump)
• 2014 World Outdoor Junior (U20) Championships, fifth (long jump)

Other Career Highlights

• 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, bronze (long jump)
• 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (long jump), fifth (60m)
• 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (long jump), fourth (60m)
• 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (long jump)
• 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)
• 2018 NACAC Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)
• 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (long jump)
• 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (long jump), seventh (60m)
• 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, fourth (long jump)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, ninth (long jump)
• 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (long jump)
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (long jump)
• 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (long jump)
• 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (long jump)
• 2015 Pan American Games, eighth (long jump)
• 2015 NACAC Championships, gold (long jump)
• 2014 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, silver (long jump)
• 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, sixth (4x100m), 18th (long jump)

Personal

Daughter of Lesha Dobbins…Was raised by her grandparents in Alabama and was the first in her family to go to college...Graduated with a degree in education from the University of Alabama...Began competing in track and field in middle school…Aspires to be an elementary school teacher or sports psychologist...Says it’s a dream come true going from her first job in high school working at McDonalds to being an Olympian...has a son.