Kendra Harrison
Kendra "Keni" Harrison (born September 18, 1992) is an American hurdler. Harrison held the world record in the women's 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.20 seconds, set on July 22, 2016 at the London Müller Anniversary Games, breaking the previous world record of 12.21 seconds achieved nearly 28 years earlier by Bulgarian athlete Yordanka Donkova.
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| Nickname | Keni Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 18, 1992 Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Clayton, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters hurdles, 60 meters hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Adidas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Edrick Floréal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In college, she competed for the University of Kentucky Wildcats and in 2015 she won NCAA championship titles both indoors and outdoors. She was runner-up in the 100 m hurdles at the 2015 USA Outdoor Championships; at the 2016 Olympic Trials she placed sixth because she tripped, and missed qualifying for the Olympics. Between the US trials and the Olympic Games, she broke the 28 year-old world record. Harrison won the 60 m hurdles at the 2018 World Indoor Championship and the 100 m hurdles at the 2018 NACAC Championships. She placed second in the 100 m hurdles at the 2019 World Championship, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021.