Shana Cox

Shana Cox

Shana Cox (right)
Personal information
Birth name	Shana Amanda Cox
Born	January 22, 1985 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Penn State
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain (2011–present)  United States (2003–2011)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 4×400 m relay
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 4×400 m relay 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 x 400 m relay European Indoors Championships 2013 Gothenburg 4×400m relay Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4x400 m relay

Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985)^[1] is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres.

Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent.^[2][3] Growing up in Long Island, New York, she attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, New York, as well as the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and Penn State. In her senior year at college, she won the 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.^[4]

In 2011, the International Association of Athletics Federations approved Cox's transfer of allegiance from the US to Great Britain, the birthplace of both her parents.^[5]

Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a team that also included Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu and Perri Shakes-Drayton.

On November 9, 2013, she married Michael Bingham, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2003	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	200 metres	23.39
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	5th	200m	23.63 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2006	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	400 metres	51.15
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.05
Representing  United Kingdom
2011	European Team Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	400 metres	51.49
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	400 metres	52.13
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.76
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th (sf)	400 metres	52.58
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.76
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.61
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.34

Personal bests

Event	Best	Location	Date
200 metres	23.15 s	Champaign, United States	May 18, 2008
400 metres	50.84 s	Tallahassee, United States	May 31, 2008
200 metres (indoor)	23.48 s	State College, United States	January 29, 2005
400 metres (indoor)	52.13 s	Istanbul, Turkey	March 10, 2012

See also

• List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

References

1. "Shana Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
2. IAAF Relays bio
3. Shana Cox. Glasgow2014. Retrieved on September 17, 2014.
4. Pfeifer, Jack (June 15, 2008). Holy Trinity grad Shana Cox wins 2 NCAA titles. MileSplit. Retrieved on 2012-06-05.
5. Mulkeen, Jon (April 21, 2011). Shana Cox cleared to compete for GB. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2012-06-05.

• Shana Cox profile at IAAF