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| Born | March 29, 1969 (1969-03-29) (age 56) McRae, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Batten (born March 29, 1969, inMcRae, Georgia) is an American former400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
She played basketball atEast High School inRochester, New York.[1] Batten graduated from theFlorida State University in 1991, the same year she won her first national championship – theU.S. National Championships, the first of six national championships (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998).
Batten is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.
Batten's finest year came in 1995, when she won Gold in theWorld Athletics Championships breaking theWorld Record for the400 m Hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds. Batten also came first in thePan American Games and first in the national indoor championships.
In 1996 she won silver in the1996 Olympic Games and in 1997 won bronze in theWorld Athletics Championships. She was also a member of the 2000 US Olympic track team.
In 1999 an injury to a nerve in her foot caused her to miss most of the season. Batten retired at the end of the 2001 season.
Batten currently resides atAtlanta, GA. She was inducted into theNational Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2012.
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| Preceded by | Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1996 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1995 1997 — 1998 | Succeeded by |
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