LaTasha Jenkins

LaTasha Jenkins (born 19 December 1977) is a former American track and field athlete, whose special discipline was the 200 -meter run.

Sporting successes

Your greatest sporting success came Jenkins at the World Athletics Championships in 2001 in Edmonton. Originally with their time of 22.85 s in fourth place four engaging, Jenkins was awarded by the subsequent disqualification of Marion Jones and Kelli White for doping the silver medal. She lay in the final standings behind Debbie Ferguson ( 22.52 s ) from the Bahamas.

Together with Ferguson Jenkins in 2001 was also the world's annual Best in the 200 -meter run.

In the same year, Jenkins also won at the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon in personal Hallenbestzeit ( 22.96 s ) Silver, being only the Jamaican Juliet Campbell ( 22.64 s ) was defeated.

Together with LaTasha Colander, Nanceen Perry and Marion Jones Jenkins since April 2000 world record holder in the non-Olympic 4 x 200 - meter relay ( 1:27,46 min).

Doping allegations

A pronounced after a positive doping test against Jenkins lock had to be canceled in 2007 because of procedural errors.

Bests

• Hall 60 - yard dash: 7.43 s ( 2003)
• 200 - meter dash: 22.96 s ( 2001)

Others

At a height of 1.70 m her competition weight was 55 kg.