Janeene Vickers
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Janeene Vickers (born October 3, 1968 in Torrance, California
) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics
held in Barcelona
, Spain
in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the bronze medal. The previous year, she had also won a Bronze medal at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
.
A graduate of Pomona High School
, where she had an outstanding high school career. She dominated the CIF California State Meet
winning both the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles in both 1986 and 1987, adding the flat 100 meter title in 1987. She continued to UCLA to where she won three straight NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles.
On November 4, 2011, Vickers (now Vickers-McKinney) will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
held in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the bronze medal. The previous year, she had also won a Bronze medal at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
.
A graduate of Pomona High School
Pomona High School (Pomona, California)
Pomona High School is a high school operated by the Pomona Unified School District in California, located in North Pomona at 475 Bangor St. In 2002 and 2003, the Pomona High School football team won the Valle Vista League championship...
, where she had an outstanding high school career. She dominated the CIF California State Meet
CIF California State Meet
The CIF California State Meet is the annual championship track and field meet for the California Interscholastic Federation. The meet was started in 1915 for boys and 1974 for girls. Every athlete in every high school in California has a direct qualification path that can reach the state meet...
winning both the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles in both 1986 and 1987, adding the flat 100 meter title in 1987. She continued to UCLA to where she won three straight NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles.
On November 4, 2011, Vickers (now Vickers-McKinney) will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.