Janay DeLoach Soukup
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| Full name | Janay Deloach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1985 Panama City, Florida, United States |
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| Residence | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump and hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Colorado State | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach (born 12 October 1985) is a United States track and field athlete who won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was listed in The Coloradoan's #3 Top Sports Story of 2011 about her road to the 2012 Olympics. She is currently signed to Nike, Otterbox, and Old Town Square Properties and trains in Colorado.[1]
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Early years
She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May 19, 2003. Janay Deloach grew up as a "military brat" living in many different places but Eielson AFB and the Ravens became her home. She played basketball and track for the Ravens throughout high school and was even on the cheerleading team in her freshman year. She was the leading scorer for the Lady Ravens basketball team with quite a few scholarship opportunities as well.
She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for track and field in fall 2003.
Professional career
She was 21st in the long jump at the U.S. 2008 Summer Olympic Trials for the long jump[2][3][4][5][6] She won the long jump at the Birmingham Grand Prix meeting and was sixth in the event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She won her first major medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, coming second to Brittney Reese with a clearance of 6.98 m.
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
Janay competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon from 29 June-1 July 2012. While there she managed to earn the number three spot in the U.S. long jump finals with a jump of 7.03m (her career best).[7] With a new career best jump she made the 2012 U.S. Olympic team for long jump and qualified to compete in London in August 2012.
2012 Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Janay won the bronze medal with a jump of 6.89 m.[8]
2014 US Indoor Track and Field Championships
Janay finished 2nd in New Mexico at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.82 seconds.[9]
2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
At the 2014 World Indoor Athletics Championships, Janay competed in the women's 60 m hurdles. She finished 2nd in her prelim (8.01 seconds),[10] 2nd in her semifinal (7.93 seconds)[11] and 5th in the World Final (7.90 seconds).[12]
2015 IAAF World Outdoor Championships
Janay competed in the long jump after qualifying at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a jump of 6.95m off her opposite leg (right leg).[13] She qualified for the final with a jump of 6.68 m.[14] In the World Championship final, she finished in 8th place with a jump of 6.67 m.[15]
Personal life
Janay Deloach was born to Dede and William Deloach on October 12, 1985. She graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and human development and family studies and a master's degree in occupational therapy.[16]
References
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/P28.asp
- ↑ http://www.csurams.com/genrel/072408aae.html
- ↑ http://www.csurams.com/sports/c-itrack/spec-rel/032007aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_1/us-wins-three-medals-on-d.shtml
- ↑ http://www.csurams.com/sports/c-itrack/mtt/deloach_janay00.html
- ↑ http://janaydeloach.com/
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- ↑ http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20120205/LIFESTYLE1103/202050322/Patrick-Soukup-Cynthia-DeLoach
External links
- USATF profile
- Janay DeLoach Soukup profile at IAAF
- Pages with broken file links
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1985 births
- American long jumpers
- Colorado State Rams athletes
- Living people
- People from Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
- Sportspeople from Fort Collins, Colorado
- Sportspeople from Alaska
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
