Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon. The year-old, who served as a volunteer assistant coach at Cal this spring, finished 10th in the long jump, missing the chance to go to Tokyo next month and try to defend her gold medal from the Rio Games. That was her best mark since But she was nowhere near the three women who qualified for the U. Bartoletta, who competed collegiately at Tennessee, quietly assembled an impressive Olympic resume that includes three gold medals.
In , she ran the leadoff leg in a foursome also including Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter that set a world record of But in , Bartoletta began experiencing a series of health issues that included extra-long menstrual periods, dizziness, fatigue and an ankle injury. Initially, she was diagnosed as having extreme anemia. After failing to make the team for the World Championships, doctors finally discovered a benign tumor in her uterus that required emergency surgery.
She entered Saturday night's long jump final with the second-best personal best in the field of 12 jumpers but the worst season best. The world champion's winning throw sailed She ran the lead-off leg in the final, in which the U. She also competed in the individual meter event. She reached the final, finishing fourth with a personal best time of In October , Bartoletta was named to the U. National bobsled team. Jones and Bartoletta made the bobsled team, giving them a chance to earn a spot on the bobsled World Cup circuit.
Tianna Madison married John Bartoletta in and began going by her married surname after the Olympics that year.
They resided near Tampa, Florida. She credited John for reviving her athletic career. Bartoletta separated from her husband in May In the lead-up to the Olympics, Bartoletta publicly claimed to have been molested by another student in high school and experienced other problems with her parents.
They ended up suing her and her husband for defamation in September. However, the lawsuit was dismissed in March In , Tianna won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships of Athletics with a jump of 6. Her medal was elevated to gold when the Russian winner Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Other achievements include winning the long jump World Championship in and , plus the long jump World Indoor Championship in She also was a pusher on the U. In August , Bartoletta won the gold medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Athletics with a then personal best distance of 6.
She earned nine career high school state championships, including seven in individual events, and became the third athlete in Ohio history to win four events at a state championship meet two years in a row Susan Nash —84 and Jesse Owens — Her team won the Ohio Division I team title in , and Team district titles all four years.
Bartoletta won her third Ohio long jump crown and set a state outdoor record and state-meet best in , while claiming state m titles in and and winning the Ohio m championships. She set the indoor mark in and is fourth on the all-time girls' indoor long jump list. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. She attended local public schools, including Elyria High School. Tianna Bartoletta Athlete. Physical Status Height 1.
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