Her best result came in the 1995 World Championships held in Gothenburg, Sweden where she won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles, losing to compatriot Kim Batten by only 0.01 seconds. With times of 52.61 and 52.62, both athletes went under Sally Gunnell's old world record of 52.74 from the previous edition of the World Championships. That time would remain Buford's personal best, and is still the ninth quickest of all time.[3]
Buford-Bailey is the men and women's track and field Sprint and Relay coach at the University of Texas, Austin, beginning in June 2013. Buford-Bailey was the head women's track and field coach at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.[6] She has two children and her husband is Victor Bailey, a former American football player.
^"Results – IAAF Grand Prix Final 2001". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^Pearson, Mike (December 13, 2020). "Illini Legends, Lists & Lore: Tonja Buford-Bailey by the numbers". The News-Gazette. Communtiy Media Group. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
tonja, buford, bailey, tonja, yvette, buford, bailey, born, december, 1970, dayton, ohio, american, former, athlete, competed, mainly, meter, hurdles, competed, tonja, buford, until, marrying, victor, bailey, october, 1995, 1982, when, years, former, track, ru. Tonja Yvette Buford Bailey born December 13 1970 in Dayton Ohio is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28 1995 In 1982 when she was 12 years old she met former track runner Wilma Rudolph She attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton and the University of Illinois 1 2 Tonja Buford BaileyPersonal informationFull nameTonja Yvette Buford BaileyBornDecember 13 1970 1970 12 13 age 52 Dayton Ohio U S Medal record Women s athletics track and field Representing United StatesOlympic Games1996 Atlanta 400 m hurdlesWorld Championships1995 Gothenburg 400 m hurdlesHer best result came in the 1995 World Championships held in Gothenburg Sweden where she won the silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles losing to compatriot Kim Batten by only 0 01 seconds With times of 52 61 and 52 62 both athletes went under Sally Gunnell s old world record of 52 74 from the previous edition of the World Championships That time would remain Buford s personal best and is still the ninth quickest of all time 3 The following year she competed for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta U S where she won the bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles behind Jamaica s Deon Hemmings and Batten She went on to have some further successes only just missing out on a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships 4 and winning her event at the IAAF Grand Prix Final that year 5 Buford Bailey is the men and women s track and field Sprint and Relay coach at the University of Texas Austin beginning in June 2013 Buford Bailey was the head women s track and field coach at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 6 She has two children and her husband is Victor Bailey a former American football player International competitions EditAll results regarding 400 metres hurdles Year Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting United States1991 Pan American Games Havana Cuba 3rd 57 811992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 10th sf 55 041993 World Championships Stuttgart Germany 5th 54 551995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata Argentina 2nd 55 05World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 2nd 52 62Grand Prix Final Fontvieille Monaco 2nd 53 691996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 3rd 53 221997 World Championships Athens Greece 6th 54 772000 Olympic Games Sydney Australia 18th h 57 022001 World Championships Edmonton Canada 4th 54 55Grand Prix Final Melbourne Australia 1st 54 58 Indicates overall result in the qualifying heats h or semifinals sf References Edit Tonja Buford Bailey USA Track amp Field Retrieved December 31 2016 Track amp Field Significant Figures Dayton Area Sports History Retrieved December 31 2016 Toplists w400h IAAF Retrieved 2011 01 22 Edmonton 01 Results IAAF Retrieved 2011 01 22 Results IAAF Grand Prix Final 2001 IAAF Retrieved 2011 01 22 Pearson Mike December 13 2020 Illini Legends Lists amp Lore Tonja Buford Bailey by the numbers The News Gazette Communtiy Media Group Retrieved October 7 2021 External links EditTonja Buford Bailey at World Athletics Tonja Buford Bailey at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Tonja Buford Bailey at the International Olympic Committee Tonja Buford Bailey profile at USATF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tonja Buford Bailey amp oldid 1122567836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
