Torri Edwards

Torri Edwards , born on January 31st, 1977 in sport with is an American athlete practitioner the sprint.

Biography

It begins really its international career during the year 2000. It is indeed classified second of the Meeting of Eugene behind Marion Jones, while running in 11" 06.

With the American Selections, it is only classified 4th at the same time on 100m and 200m, synomyme of nonparticipation to the OJ of Sydney. It obtains nevertheless its place in the relay. But the fixed price of Inger Miller will open the door to him on the individual tests. Very young person and little tested, it is eliminated as of the second round on 100m (5th in 11" 32) and in semi-final on 200m (6th in 23.02). It obtains the bronze medal on the 4x100m with its compatriots Nanceen Perry, Chryste Gaines and Marion Jones.

The year 2001 will be very mitigated for it: it finishes 4th US selections on 100m, missing its qualitfications for the Championnats of the World of athletics of Edmonton. It is classified 6th on 200m. It is only replacing on the relay 4x100m and qualifies its team for the final where it will not take part. The American relay, winner in 41.71, will in addition be disqualified a few years later, because of control anti-doping of Kelli White and Chryste Gaines. 2002 will not be better: it still misses the podium with the Championships of the United States and its performances in meeting are poor.

It is into 2003 that Torri Edwards is made known general public: It is classified third (7" indeed; 17) of the Championships of the World in room of Birmingham behind Ukrainian the Zhanna Block (7" 04) and its compatriot Angela Williams (7" 13). She offers even the scalp of old Jamaicainne Merlene Ottey, by rejettant it in the fourth place (7" 20). She illustrates herself in the great meeting the summer, and is classified second with the Championships of the USA behind Kelli White so much on 100m (11" 13) that on 200m (22" 63).

To the Championships of the World of Paris, it passes the first turns of the 100m without emcombre (11" 12 in series, 11" 08 in quarter and 11" 12 in semi-final). Finally, one expects a battle between Kelli White, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Arron and Zhanna Block. Placed at the cord, Torri Edwards takes a departure sublimates and remains at the head until the 90m before yielding to the finish of Kelli White. It takes a money medal as beautiful as inatendue supplied with a new personal record (10" 93) On 200m, it is classified third (22" 47) behind Kelli White (22" 05) and the Russian Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (22" 38) and deprives the Frenchwoman Muriel Hurtis (22" 59) of a podium.

The Kelli White business, controlled positive with the Modafinil a few days after, constrained the USA not to select it in the relay. Torri Edwards will thus be placed in the last straight line. Finally, the American ones are at the head with the last passage but Torri cannot resist the fabulous finish of the Frenchwoman Christine Arron. Simply 5th of the 100m, the " Christine" queen; is avenged for its disappointment and deprives the United States of a gold medal.

A few months later, the disqualification of Kelli White involves an upheaval in the classification of the World ones: Torri Edwards becomes officially world champion of the 100m and Vice-champion of the World of the 200m. The mishap of White will not escape Edwards: with the meeting of Fort-de-France at the beginning of 2004, it is controlled positive with light stimulating. Defending its bona fide, the American one will not be selected with the Olympic Games of Athens. It bails out two years of suspension.

It will continue nevertheless to be involved to return on its best level: it will be thing made in 2006. Profiting from a reduction of its sorrow, Tori Edwards returns brilliantly on the scene: 3rd of the US Championships indoor and 3rd of the US Championships outdoor, it signs moreover of the convincing stopwatches (11.05 on 100m and 22.51 on 200m)

Quickly prize winner at the time of the year 2007 (winner of the Championships of the United States on 100m and unconquered during more than one ten race), Torri Edwards is large favorite the World ones of Osaka.

Holder of a stopwatch of 10" 90, the American master key with an disconcerting ease the first turns of the 100m at the time of the Championships of the World (including one superb 11" 02 in semi-final while crossing in the last meters).

At the time of the finale, 6 young women (Veronica Campbell, Torri Edwards, Lauryn Williams, Christine Arron, Kim Geavart and Carmelita To throw) finish in the same hundredth of second.

Initially announced victorious on the giant screen of the Stage of Osaka, Torri Edwards is seen retrogressed in the fourth place (in 11" 05), fault with a permière erroneous reading of the photo finish.

The title returns with Veronica Campbell in front of Lauryn Williams and Carmelita Jeter

Disappointed by this against-performance, Edwards takes part in the 200m, but there still, finishes with the foot of the podium…

It gains nevertheless the gold medal over 4x100m with its compatriots Alyson Felix, Mikele Barber and Lauryn Williams.

Prize list

Olympic Games

Olympic Games 2000 with Sydney (Australia)

Eliminated in quarterfinal on 100m (5th in 11" 32)
Eliminated in semi-final on 200m (6th in 22" 98)
Bronze medal out of relay 4 X 100 m (42" 28)

Championships of the world of athletics

Championships of the world of athletics 2003 with Paris (France)

Gold medal on 100 m (10" 93)
Medal of money on 200m (22" 47)
Medal of money on the relay 4x100m (41" 83)

Championships of the world of athletics of 2007 with Osaka ()

4th on the 100 m (11" 05 finally)
4th on the 200 m (22" 65 finally)
Gold medal with the American relay 4x100 m (41" 98 finally)

Championships of the world of athletics in room

Championships of the world of athletics in room of 2003 with Birmingham (the United Kingdom)

Bronze medal on 60m (7" 17)

Championships of the world of athletics in room of 2004 with Budapest (Hungary)

4th on 60 m (7" 16)

Pan-American Plays

Pan-American Plays of 1999 with Winnipeg (Canada)

Medal of money out of relay 4 X 100 m

World cup of athletics

World cup of athletics of 2006 with Athens (Greece)

2nd on 100 m (11" 18)

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