Joey Woody
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Joey Woody is an American track and field athlete in the 400 meter hurdles event.
Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa
, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
and qualified for the 1997 World Championships
in Athens. In the 1999 World Championships
in Seville, he improved to sixth place. In the 2000 US Olympic Trials
, he placed fourth and thus did not qualify for the Olympics. He again failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2004.
Woody qualified for the 2003 World Championships
in Paris and surprisingly made it to the finals, winning the silver medal behind 2001 World Champion Félix Sánchez
. This was the largest success of his career.
Woody is now the assistant track and field/jumping events coach at the University of Iowa.
Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport...
and qualified for the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens. In the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
in Seville, he improved to sixth place. In the 2000 US Olympic Trials
United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
The United States Olympic Trials for the sport of Track and Field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games. Since 1992, the meet has also served as the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Because of the depth of competition in some events,...
, he placed fourth and thus did not qualify for the Olympics. He again failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2004.
Woody qualified for the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris and surprisingly made it to the finals, winning the silver medal behind 2001 World Champion Félix Sánchez
Felix Sanchez
Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
. This was the largest success of his career.
Woody is now the assistant track and field/jumping events coach at the University of Iowa.
Career highlights
- 2003 World Championships2003 World Championships in AthleticsThe 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
: Silver medalist, 400 meter hurdles - 1999 World Championships1999 World Championships in AthleticsThe 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
: 6th, 400 meter hurdles - 1999 World Championships1999 World Championships in AthleticsThe 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
: Gold medalist, 4x400 meter relay (ran 2nd leg of semifinal) - 1997 NCAA Champion