Kim Batten
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Kim Batten is a retired female American
400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
Batten graduated from the Florida State University
in 1991, the same year she won her first national championship - the U.S.
National Championships, the first of six national championships (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998).
Batten is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.
Batten's finest year came in 1995, when she won Gold in the World Athletics Championships breaking the World Record
for the 400m Hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds. Batten also came first in the Pan American Games
and first in the national indoor championships.
In 1996 she won silver in the 1996 Olympic Games and in 1997 won bronze in the World Athletics Championships. She was also a member of the 2000 US Olympic track team.
In 1999 an injury to a nerve in her foot caused her to miss most of the season. Batten retired at the end of the 2001 season.
Batten currently resides at Atlanta, GA.
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400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
Batten graduated from the Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in 1991, the same year she won her first national championship - the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Championships, the first of six national championships (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998).
Batten is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.
Batten's finest year came in 1995, when she won Gold in the World Athletics Championships breaking the World Record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
for the 400m Hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds. Batten also came first in the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
and first in the national indoor championships.
In 1996 she won silver in the 1996 Olympic Games and in 1997 won bronze in the World Athletics Championships. She was also a member of the 2000 US Olympic track team.
In 1999 an injury to a nerve in her foot caused her to miss most of the season. Batten retired at the end of the 2001 season.
Batten currently resides at Atlanta, GA.
Records
- 1991 US Outdoor Champion
- 1994 US Outdoor Champion
- 1995 US Outdoor Champion
- 1995 World Champion at GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - 1996 Olympic silver medal at Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
- 1996 US Outdoor Champion
- 1997 US Outdoor Champion
- 1997 World bronze medal at AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... - 1998 World Cup bronze medal
- 1998 US Outdoor Champion