Jeneba Tarmoh

Women 200 metres at 2015 Memorial Van Damme, Brussels:Candyce McGrone,Dafne Schippers,Elaine Thompson,Jeneba Tarmoh,Allyson Felix,Cynthia Bolingo andJodie Williams.
Personal information
Full name	Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh
Born	September 27, 1989 (1989-09-27) (age 35) Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 2012 London 4×100 m relay World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×100 m relay World Junior Championships 2006 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m 2008 Bydgoszcz 4x100 m relay NACAC U-23 Championships 2010 Miramar 100 meters 2010 Miramar 4 x 100 m relay

Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh (born September 27, 1989) is an Americantrack and field sprinter who specializes in the100 metres and200 metres. She is ofSierra Leonean descent.^[1]

Tarmoh lives inSan Jose, California, where she attendedMt. Pleasant High School. Her parents, both nurses, immigrated to San Jose fromSierra Leone shortly before she was born.^[2] While at Mt. Pleasant, she won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at theCIF California State Meet both her 2006 junior^[3] and 2007 senior^[4] years. She was also part of the 2007 CIF State Championship team from Mt.Pleasant High School.

Tarmoh was anAll-American forTexas A&M University, helping them with back to back to back wins in theNCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 2009–2011 seasons. She gave up her final year of eligibility to compete in the NCAA after she went professional, signing withNike. She came in third at the 2011USA National Outdoor Championships in the 200m behindShalonda Solomon andCarmelita Jeter, earning her a place on the2011 IAAF World Championships team.

On June 23, 2012, Tarmoh finished in adead heat withAllyson Felix for third place in the 100m finals at theUS Track and Field Olympic Trials. Tarmoh had initially been declared the third-place finisher immediately after the race but was dropped into a tie with Felix after officials reviewed images of thephoto finish. The top three places qualified for the 2012 USA Olympic team for the2012 Summer Olympics; however,USATF had no tiebreaker procedures in place at the time in the event of a tie for the final spot. After discussion, USATF officials decided that a runoff between the two sprinters would take place in the event that neither ceded her spot to the other. Tarmoh initially agreed to the runoff but later pulled out, ceding the spot to Felix.^[5] The event generated substantial criticism toward USATF officials for having insufficient procedures in place for breaking ties, as well as for forcing the runners to decide whether to participate in the eventual runoff.

Tarmoh traveled to London as a reserve on the US team. She ran the second leg of the women's4 × 100 metres relay in the qualifying round. Although she did not compete in the finals, she received a gold medal as the USA set a world record in winning the finals.^[6]

Tarmoh has also appeared in an episode ofCalifornia On,^[7] where she was interviewed by comedianKassem G.^[8]

• Texas A&M profile
• Jeneba Tarmoh atWorld Athletics
• Jeneba Tarmoh atlegacy.USATF.org (archived May 28, 2023)
• Jeneba Tarmoh atTeam USA (archive December 25, 2022)
• Jeneba Tarmoh atOlympics.com
• Jeneba Tarmoh atOlympedia
• Jeneba Tarmoh onInstagram

• 1989 births
• Living people
• American female sprinters
• Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• American people of Sierra Leonean descent
• Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
• Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Track and field athletes from San Jose, California
• World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
• World Athletics Championships medalists
• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
• Olympic female sprinters
• 21st-century American sportswomen
• NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
• NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
• Diamond League winners

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