Kim Batten

Kim Batten (born March 29, 1969 in McRae, Georgia) is an American former 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).

Kim Batten
Personal information
BornMarch 29, 1969 (1969-03-29) (age 51)
McRae, Georgia, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics (track and field)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta400m hurdles
World Championships
1995 Gothenburg400 m hurdles
1997 Athens4x400 m relay
1997 Athens400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata 400 m hurdles

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. She was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2012.

Records
  • 1991 US Outdoor Champion
  • 1994 US Outdoor Champion
  • 1995 US Outdoor Champion
  • 1995 World Champion at Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1996 Olympic silver medal at Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1996 US Outdoor Champion
  • 1997 US Outdoor Champion
  • 1997 World bronze medal at Athens, Greece
  • 1998 World Cup bronze medal
  • 1998 US Outdoor Champion
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References
Awards
Preceded by
Gwen Torrence		 Women's Track & Field ESPY Award
1996		 Succeeded by
Marie-José Pérec
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Sally Gunnell		 Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1995		 Succeeded by
Deon Hemmings
Preceded by
Deon Hemmings		 Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1997 — 1998		 Succeeded by
Daimí Pernía
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