American heptathlete
LeShundra "DeDee" Nathan (born April 20, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired heptathlete from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She is a two-time U.S. champion (2000 and 2001) and the 1999 World Indoor pentathlon gold medalist. She attended high school at South Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana and later on graduated from Indiana University.
She was the winner of the 1999 Hypo-Meeting, but placed only twelfth the following year.
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
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1991
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Pan American Games
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Havana, Cuba
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1st
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Heptathlon
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1993
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World Indoor Championships
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Toronto, Canada
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8th
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Pentathlon
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World Championships
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Stuttgart, Germany
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17th
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Heptathlon
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1995
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Pan American Games
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Mar del Plata, Argentina
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3rd
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Heptathlon
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World Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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8th
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Heptathlon
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1997
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World Indoor Championships
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Paris, France
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7th
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Pentathlon
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World Championships
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Athens, Greece
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7th
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Heptathlon
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1999
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World Indoor Championships
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Maebashi, Japan
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1st
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Pentathlon
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2000
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Olympic Games
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Sydney, Australia
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9th
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Heptathlon
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2001
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World Championships
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Edmonton, Canada
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7th
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Heptathlon
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Personal bests
- 200 metres - 24.11
- 800 metres - 2:16.01
- 100 metres hurdles - 13.10
- High jump - 1.81
- Long jump - 6.59
- Shot put - 16.06
- Javelin throw - 50.08
- Heptathlon - 6577
External links
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1950–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field | |
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Notes |
- Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | |
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