Draft:Emelia Chatfield
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Born | 23 November 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprint, Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.96 (Austin, 2023) 100m hurdles 12.72 (Fayetteville, 2024) |
Emelia Chatfield (born 23 November 2001) is a Haitian hurdler and sprinter. She was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]She was born in Miami and attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School and the University of Texas.[2]
Career
[edit]As a high schooler she won the Florida state championship over 300 metres and won the Florida Relays sprint hurdles and placed third at Brooks PR. She ran a 100m hurdles time of 13.52 to earn a fourth-place finish at the USA Track and Field U20 Championships in 2019.[3] She finished third in the Big 12 indoor championships 60m hurdles in Lubbock in 2022.[4]
She was selected to compete for Haiti in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emelia Chatfield". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Facing budget woes, Haiti Olympic Committee struggles to get Team Haiti to Paris games". Miami Herald. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Spann, Denise (Dec 17, 2019). "Future Longhorn Emelia Chatfield Will Join Elite Company". Mile split. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Nugent takes women's 60mh silver at Big 12 Indoor Champs". SportMax. February 27, 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet the seven Haitians looking to shock the world at the Paris Olympics". Haitian Times. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.