Bio

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Natasha Monique Hastings is an Olympic Gold Medalist, four time World Champion and certified fitness trainer who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Natasha began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400m in the Youth Girls division. She attended A. Phillip Randolph in New York City where she was able to take her track and field interest to a more competitive level, setting city, state and national records along the way.

spacer Moving on to her college career at the University of South Carolina, Natasha started to become known as the “400M Diva” and 2007 was considered her breakout year.  Natasha went home to New York for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational and won the 400m in 51.70, a personal record at the time, and anchored the 4×400m to a win with the fastest collegiate time for the year.  She then went on to win the NCAA Indoor Championships in a then collegiate record of 50.80.  During the 2007outdoor season, she won the SEC Championships by running a 51.63, the East Regionals with record times in both the 400m and 200m with times of 50.23 and 22.61 respectively.  Natasha went on to win the NCAA Championship title and her time in the 400m at 50.15 was the second fastest time ever on the collegiate level and she had successfully competed undefeated all season becoming the Indoor and Outdoor 400M champion. Natasha then went

on to compete at the USA National Championships where she set the collegiate record of 49.84 and earned her first trip to the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.  In 2008 at the age of 22, Natasha won an Olympic Gold Medal in the Women’s 4×400M relay team by running a 49.87 split.

Most recently, she won first place in the 400M dash at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships running a championship record and a then world-leading time of 50.83 and earned another gold medal at the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championship in Daegu, Korea.  Natasha is currently in training in preparation for the USA Trials for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. Natasha currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia and trains in Austin, Texas.

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Natasha Monique Hastings

Event: 400m – 49.84, 200m – 22.61

.8  Weight: 148

Birthdate: July 23, 1986

High School: A.P. Randolph

College: University of South Carolina

Coach: Darryl Woodson

Agent: Tony Campbell

Manager: Joanne Hastings

Club: Under Armour

 

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