GARDNER English

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: PHILADELPHIA, PA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 4 x 100m Relay USA United States of America	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (10.94)	1st (41.01)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (DNF)	-
2015	Beijing, CHN	SF (11.13)	2nd (41.68)
2013	Moscow, RUS	4th (10.97)	2nd (42.75)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2017	Nassau, BAH	7th (DNF)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	100m
2019	1 x 9th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
9	2019	100m	Rome, ITA	11.42

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2021	100m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Walnut, CA, USA	11.50

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2019	200m	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	23.29

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Eazy, Mighty Might (news.nike.com, 05 Apr 2016)

Hobbies:

Singing, bowling, playing video games. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Education:

Sociology - University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Injuries:

A knee injury kept her out of action for the second half of 2017 and most of 2018. (iaaf.org, 10 Feb 2019)

In 2014 and 2015 she was troubled by injuries to her right hamstring. (oregonlive.com, 04 Feb 2016)

In her junior year of high school she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL], medial collateral ligament [MCL], and meniscus in her right knee while playing American football. She underwent surgery and required about a year of rehabilitation. (teamusa.org, 16 Jun 2015)

Start:

Her father began coaching her in athletics at age seven. (oregonlive.com, 25 May 2011)

Reason:

"I started track and field because I was getting in trouble for doing something and my parents couldn't catch me. I was running around the house and they were like, 'You know what? We're going to put this girl on a track and see what she can do'." (usmagazine.com, 22 Apr 2016)

Hero:

US sprinters Gail Devers and Maurice Greene. (usmagazine.com, 22 Apr 2016; news.nike.com, 05 Apr 2016)

Philosophy:

"Shock the world." (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
NAME
She was given the name 'English' by her mother. "She is very spiritual. When I was in her belly she had an epiphany. She felt that whatever was inside her was going to be great so she wanted a name for me that was hard to forget. She met a doctor named English and my mother took her name." (thepennrelays.com, 23 Apr 2013)

COACHING
She has worked as a volunteer assistant coach of the men's track and field team at Princeton University in the United States. (courierpostonline.com, 22 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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