LaTasha Colander

LaTasha Colander

200px LaTasha Colander, Sydney 2000
Personal information
Born	August 23, 1976 (1976-08-23) (age 48) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Olympic Games Sydney 2000 4 × 400 m Relay

LaTasha Colander (born August 23, 1976 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion (’00, ’01); World Record Holder, 4 × 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion (100 H); 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs (100 H). She was awarded a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics 4 × 400 m, but this medal was later stripped due to doping admissions by teammate Marion Jones. She and 6 other members of the 2000 team would successfully appeal the IOC's decision to strip them of their 2000 medals in July 2010.

She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She missed the 2001 World Championships due to a quadriceps injury. She transformed herself from a junior hurdles champion to a two-time US champion at 400 m. In 2003, she shifted gears by concentrating on the 100 m and in 2004 she won the US Olympic Trials over the short sprint. In 2000 she established the LC Treasures Within Foundation – a foundation with the mission to strengthen kids, families and the world through education, sports and spirituality.

In August 2005 she was fifth in the 200 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.

She was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	100m hurdles	13.30 (wind: +0.5m/s)
			—	4×100m relay	DQ
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	quarter-finals	400 m	52.07
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:22.62
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	100 m	11.18
			—	4 × 100 m	DNF
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	200 m	22.66

External links

• LaTasha Colander profile at IAAF
• LaTasha Colander profile at USA Track & Field
• LaTasha Colander Pictures