Debbie Dunn

Debbie Dunn ( born March 26, 1978) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 -meter run.

In 2006 she won the silver medal with the U.S. 4 x 400 -meter relay at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow. At the Pan American Games in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, they took with the relay bronze medal. In addition, Dunn occupied the eighth place there over 400 meters.

The greatest success of her career, she celebrated with the title win in the 4 x 400 meters relay at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards Lashinda Demus and crossed the finish line in the Weltjahresbestleistung of 3:17,83 min with a clear lead ahead of the teams from Jamaica and Russia. In addition, Dunn launched in Berlin in the 400 -meter run, where she was sixth in 50.35 s in the final. Previously, she had remained in the semi-final run with 49.95 s on the ground round for the first time in her career under 50 seconds.

At the World Indoor Championships in Doha in 2010, she won in a time of 51.04 s the title in the 400 -meter run.

In July 2012, Dunn left after a positive doping test, emphasize an increased testosterone / epitestosterone value of the U.S. team for the 2012 Olympics. She was detained for two years.

Debbie Dunn has a competition weight of 58 kg at a height of 1.69 m and is coached by Malcolm Watts.

Bests

• 200 m: 22.73 s, September 6th 2009, Rieti
• 400 m: 49.95 s 16 August 2009, Berlin