Raasin McIntosh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1982 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400m Hurdles |
Raasin McIntosh (born 29 April 1982, in Texas) is an Olympic hurdler and philanthropist.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles representing Liberia.[2]
She grew up in Houston and went on to attend the University of Texas on an athlete scholarship. She trained under a prominent track coach, Bev Kearney, and went on to represent the United States at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She was the winner of the 400 m hurdles at the 2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was in the top three of both the 400 m and 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship that year.[3]
She is CEO and Creative Director of Raasin in the Sun, a 501 c3 Non profit cultivating resilient communities through art and environmental initiatives. raasininthesun.org
References
[edit]- ^ "Raasin McIntosh". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Seven Longhorns to compete in 2012 Olympics". 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Raasin McIntosh. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
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