Nichole Denby
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| Nationality |
 United States Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nichole Denby (born October 10, 1982) is a US-born Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles.[1] She represented the United States at the 2007 World Championships narrowly missing the final. In 2014 she switched her allegiance to Nigeria, competing for the new nation at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as 2014 African Championships where she won her first medal for Nigeria.
She has personal bests of 12.54 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Eugene 2008) and 7.93 in the 60 metres hurdles (Boston 2007).
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing the United States | |||||
| 1999 | Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.82 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.80 |
| Representing Nigeria | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.54 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.27 | |
Exhibition Races
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | Phil Springer (Head-to-head) | Austin, Texas | 1st | 100 m sprint | Untimed |
References
- ↑ Nichole Denby profile at IAAF
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