Teahna Daniels (born March 25, 1997) is an American athlete competing in sprinting events.[1] Representing the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed seventh in the women's 100 metres.[2]

Teahna Daniels
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-03-25) March 25, 1997 (age 27)
Orlando, Florida, United States
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventSprinting
College teamTexas Longhorns (2016–2019)
Turned pro2019
Medal record
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Edmonton 100 m

She led off the American 4 × 100 meters relay team at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships to win gold medals and also won an individual 100 m bronze medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.

Collegiately, she ran track for the Texas Longhorns and placed third in the 100 m at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships and was a 100 m and 200 m finalist at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She won the 100 m title at the 2019 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics in July.

Daniels made her first national podium at the 2018 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships, taking third place in the 60-meter dash. She won her first national title at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a surprise victory in the 100 m over Olympic gold medallists English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun.

Professional

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Daniels became a certified yoga teacher in 2020 and she started to create designer clothes in 2021.[3]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   United States
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.46
2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.79
3rd 100 m 43.79
2019 NACAC U23 Championships Queretaro, Mexico 1st 100 m 11.03
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 100 m 11.19
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.10
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 100 m 11.02
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.45
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.35

Daniels is a 4-time USA champion. She specializes in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters & 4x100 meters.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Nike
2021 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd 100 m 11.03
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st 100 m 11.20
4th 200 m 22.73
Representing University of Texas
2018 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd 60 m 7.22
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 17th 100 m 11.18
2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Clovis, California 9th 100 m 11.61
Representing The First Academy
2015 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 100 m 11.24[4]
New Balance Indoor Nationals New York, New York 1st 60 m 7.33
2014 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 11.31
6th 200 m 24.00
2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Greensboro, North Carolina 1st 200 m 24.28
8th 100 m 12.05
2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games
Sub-Youth (U14) Girls[5]
Hampton Roads, VA 4th 100 m 12.53
7th 200 m
30th 200 m hurdles 30.77
8th 4 × 100 m relays 50.75

NCAA

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Teahna Daniels is a 2016 NCAA Division 1 60 m Champion, 10-time NCAA All-American, and 7-time Big 12 individual event champion as a student-athlete at University of Texas at Austin.

2019 Big 12 Conference
Indoor track and field
Championships
60 m 7.22 1st
200 m 23.74 9th
2019 NCAA Division I
Indoor track and field
Championships
60 m 7.19 2nd
2019 Big 12 Conference
Outdoor track and field
Championships
100 m 11.10 1st
200 m 22.71 1st
4 × 100 m relays 43.84 1st
2019 NCAA Division I
Outdoor track and field
Championships
100 m 11.00 4th
200 m 22.62 5th
4 × 100 m relays 43.69 8th

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National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Teahna Daniels Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "100 Metres Women – Final" (PDF). IAAF. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Teahna Daniels 2021 Fashion line collection FanArch
  4. ^ USATF Junior Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Full Results RunnerSpace.com via FlashResults.com
  5. ^ 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games results milesplit.com
  6. ^ Teahna Daniels University of Texas Track Results TFRRS
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