Shana Cox
Shana Cox (right)
Personal information
Birth nameShana Amanda Cox
Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materPenn State
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
(2011–present)
 United States
(2003–2011)
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
4 × 400 m relay
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Moscow4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Istanbul4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sopot 4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Zürich4 × 400 m relay
European Indoors Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Gothenburg4 × 400 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow4 × 400 m relay

Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985)[1] is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres.

Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent.[2][3] Growing up in Long Island, New York, she attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, New York, as well as the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and Penn State. In her senior year at college, she won the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[4]

In 2011, the International Association of Athletics Federations approved Cox's transfer of allegiance from the US to Great Britain, the birthplace of both her parents.[5]

Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a team that also included Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu and Perri Shakes-Drayton.

On November 9, 2013, she married Michael Bingham, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 200 metres 23.39
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th 200m 23.63 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 400 metres 51.15
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.05
Representing  United Kingdom
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 400 metres 51.49
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 400 metres 52.13
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.76
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th (sf) 400 metres 52.58
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.76
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.61
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.34

Personal bests

Event Best Location Date
200 metres 23.15 s Champaign, United States May 18, 2008
400 metres 50.84 s Tallahassee, United States May 31, 2008
200 metres (indoor) 23.48 s State College, United States January 29, 2005
400 metres (indoor) 52.13 s Istanbul, Turkey March 10, 2012

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shana Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 IAAF Relays bio
  3. ↑ "Shana Cox". Glasgow2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Pfeifer, Jack (June 15, 2008). "Holy Trinity grad Shana Cox wins 2 NCAA titles". MileSplit. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (April 21, 2011). "Shana Cox cleared to compete for GB". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.


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