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Nanceen Lavern Perry (born April 19, 1977, inFairfield, Texas) is a formersprinter from theUnited States.
She competed in the4x100 meters relay inSydney 2000, but her bronze medal was stripped after confessions ofsteroiddoping by teammateMarion Jones. Seven relay teammates successfully appealed theIOC decision, and the medals were restored in July, 2010. Nanceen Perry did not participate in the appeal. Nonetheless, the overturn of the IOC decision restored Perry's bronze medal. Perry also ran in the 200 meters, but finished last in her semi-final round race.[1]
Perry ran for theUniversity of Texas, where she holds the school record in the 200 meters. She was the 2000 American Indoor champion in the event.
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She was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
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