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Miriam Barnes
Personal information
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 41)[1][2]
Education
Sport
Country United States
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)400 metres
400 metres hurdles
College team
ClubNike, Inc[2]
Coached byShawn Jackson[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Valencia 4 × 400 m relay
Updated on November 2024

Miriam Barnes (born November 14, 1983) is an American former hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 2008 World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Before she turned professional with Nike, Inc., Barnes was an All American for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters track and field team in the relay. Barnes was in 3rd position and nearly became an Olympian at the 2008 United States Olympic trials, but she fell over the final hurdle and was disqualified.

Career

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As a prep at Harrisburg High School, Barnes finished 4th in the 400 m and 5th in the 300 m hurdles at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships. She committed to Barton Community College, where she placed 4th in the 400 m at the 2005 NJCAA national championships.[4][2]

Running for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters track and field team, Barnes took up the 400 metres hurdles. She had an unusual style, able to take off from either her left or right leg during races while other hurdlers favored one leg.[3] In her first year of 400 m hurdling, she qualified for the 2006 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in that event and the 4 × 400 m, failing to advance to the finals in both disciplines. She equaled her semi-finals placing in the 400 m hurdles at the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but at that meet she finished 3rd in the 4 × 400 m to earn her first All American status.[2] Barnes continued her season after NCAAs, qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]

Barnes achieved her greatest international success during the 2008 indoor season, beginning with finishing 4th at the 2008 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 m. As a member of the U.S. team at the 2008 World Indoor Championships 4 × 400 m, Barnes ran the 2nd leg alongside Angel Perkins, Shareese Woods, and Moushaumi Robinson, contributing to a bronze medal finish behind Russia and Belarus.[2][5]

Outdoors, Barnes did not run at the NCAA Championships but was competitive in her first Olympic bid at the 2008 Olympic trials. Entered in the 400 m hurdles, Barnes won her heat and finished 2nd in her semi-final. With only 3 Olympic spots available, Barnes was in 3rd position coming into the last hurdle at the trials final and was expected to make the Olympic team before she fell trying to clear the hurdle, disqualifying her from the race.[6][2]

Barnes ran at her last national championships in 2009, failing to advance to the finals in both the indoor 400 m and outdoor 400 m hurdles. She completed her last international season in 2010.[2]

Personal life

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Barnes was born on November 14, 1983 and she attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2001 and then enrolled at Barton County Community College. She gave birth to a son, Devin, and took a one-year break before enrolling at Louisiana Tech University in 2005.[4][6]

Barnes was sponsored by Nike, Inc. and was coached by Shawn Jackson while in college.[3] She lived in Ruston, Louisiana while training for the 2008 Olympic trials.[6]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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400m progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 55.41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) KJCCC Coffeyville, KS April 29, 2005 [7]
2 54.82A 4th National Junior College Athletic Association Championships Levelland, TX May 17, 2005 [8]
3 54.13 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Heat 2) WAC Fresno, CA May 10, 2007 [9]
4 53.16 sh 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Heat 7) Tyson Fayetteville, AR February 14, 2008 [10]
5 53.12 sh 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Round 1) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Boston, MA February 23, 2008 [11]
6 53.06 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Round 2) Tiger Inv Baton Rouge, LA April 11, 2008 [12]
7 52.61 5th Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland September 1, 2008 [13]
400m Hurdles progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 1:00.95 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mississippi State Bulldog Invitational Starkville, MS March 31, 2006 [14]
2 1:00.55 1st place, gold medalist(s) Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Tech Twilight Ruston, LA April 10, 2006 [15]
3 59.80 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, LA April 21, 2006 [16]
4 57.06 1st place, gold medalist(s) Western Athletic Conference Championships Honolulu, HI May 12, 2006 [17]
5 56.97 5th Mideast Columbia, MO May 25, 2007 [18]
6 56.57 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ole Miss Inv Oxford, MS May 2, 2008 [19]
7 56.23 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Heat 4) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, OR June 26, 2008 [20]
8 55.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Semifinal 1) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, OR June 27, 2008 [21]

References

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  1. ^ Miriam Barnes at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Miriam Barnes at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c "One big hurdle for her to clear". The News-Star. June 8, 2006. p. 13. Retrieved November 28, 2024. "Barnes From page 1C". The News-Star. June 8, 2006. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "COUGARS' BARNES HEADED WEST". The Patriot-News. August 10, 2001. p. 9. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Former Techsters Barnes Helps Lead Team USA to Bronze Medal". LA Tech Athletics. March 10, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Trials experience has locals looking to 2012". The Patriot-News. July 10, 2008. p. 50. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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  21. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #11857570". Tilastopaja.
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