Rosey Effiong (born 8 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete.[1]
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 22.85 (Baton Rouge, 2023) 400m: 50.17 (Sacramento, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
From Dallas, Texas, she attended DeSoto High School. Effiong began at the University of Arkansas and ran for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 2020.[2][3]
Career
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished third in the final of the 400m.[4][5] She was subsequently selected for the USA relay pool for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[6] She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80.[7] The world record time set by Effiong, Alexis Holmes, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.[8]
She met the 2024 Paris Olympics standard running 50.75 seconds for the 400m at the SEC Chmpionship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[9]