Tianna Bartoletta

Tianna Bartoletta (née Madison; born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed fourth in the 100m race then won her first gold by leading off the world record-setting 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won two more golds, first with a personal best to win the long jump then again leading off the victorious 4 × 100 m relay team.

Tianna Bartoletta

Bartoletta at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1985-08-30) August 30, 1985 Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight	135 lb (61 kg)[2]
Website	tiannabee.com
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track & Field / Bob sled
Event(s)	long jump, 60 meters, 100 meters
College team	Tennessee Vols
Team	Nike
Achievements and titles
World finals	2005 Long jump,  Gold 2007 Long jump, 10th 2015 Long jump,  Gold 2017 Long jump,  Bronze
Olympic finals	2012 100 m, 4th 4×100 m,  Gold 2016 100 m, 9th (sf) Long jump,  Gold 4×100 m,  Gold
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay 2012 London 4×100 m relay World Athletics Championships 2015 Beijing Long jump 2005 Helsinki Long jump 2017 London Long jump World Indoor Championships 2006 Moscow Long jump 2014 Sopot 60 m 2012 Istanbul 60 m World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×100 m relay 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay Representing Americas Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 4×100m relay 2014 Marrakech Long jump

Other achievements include winning the long jump World Championship in 2005 and 2015, plus the long jump World Indoor Championship in 2006. She also was a pusher on the U.S. bobsled team in 2012.

High school

Tianna Bartoletta (birthname Tianna Madison)[1] was born on August 30, 1985 in Elyria, Ohio.[2] She attended local public schools, including Elyria High School. She was a member of the 2003 USA TODAY All-USA High School Girls Track Team, as well as her high school basketball and track teams. She appeared in the 2003 "Faces In The Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated, participated in the Ohio Reads program working with elementary students, made Elyria High School’s High and Distinguished Honor Rolls for four years running, and was named the 2003 Gatorade Ohio High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

Tianna was named a 2002 American Track & Field Outdoor All-American. She earned nine career high school state championships, including seven in individual events, and became the third athlete in Ohio history to win four events at a state championship meet two years in a row (Susan Nash 1983–84 and Jesse Owens 1932–33). Her team won the Ohio Division I team title in 2003, and Team district titles all four years. Bartoletta won her third Ohio long jump crown and set a state outdoor record and state-meet best in 2003, while claiming state 100m titles in 2002 and 2003 and winning the Ohio 200m championships. She anchored the 4 × 100 m relay to victory in both 2002 and 2003, setting state records. She set the indoor mark in 2002 and is fourth on the all-time girls' indoor long jump list.

Bartoletta won the Intermediate Girls Division at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships in 2001. She set meet records at the 2002 Nike Indoor Classic and the Adidas Outdoor Championships in 2003. She also won the Volunteer Indoor Track Classic and the 2003 USATF Junior Championships.

Collegiate career

Bartoletta at the 2014 World Indoor Championships

Bartoletta attended the University of Tennessee. She won the SEC Indoor Long Jump, SEC Outdoor Long Jump, NCAA Indoor Long Jump, and NCAA Outdoor Long Jump Titles, and both Indoor and Outdoor All-America honors. She was named Academic All-SEC and a member of the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll.

Tianna is currently third all-time on University of Tennessee's indoor performer lists in the 60m dash and long jump, fifth all-time in the triple jump and 55m, and sixth in the 200m.

Bartoletta was selected as the SEC Freshman Outdoor Field Events Athlete of the Year. She also won the long jump and 55m at the SEC Invitational, the long jump at the Penn State National Open, the Sea Ray Relays, the Knoxville Invitational, the Gatorade Classic, and ran the opening 200-meter leg that set collegiate, meet, stadium and school records in the sprint medley baton event at the Penn Relays for Tennessee.

She is ranked first all-time in Tennessee’s history of the outdoor long jump at 6.89 metres (22 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in).[3]

Professional career

In August 2005, Bartoletta won the gold medal at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Athletics with a then personal best distance of 6.89 meters.[4]

In 2006, Tianna won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships of Athletics with a jump of 6.80 meters. Her medal was elevated to gold when the Russian winner Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for using performance-enhancing drugs.

Ms. Bartoletta won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London in the women's 4x100 relay. She ran the lead-off leg in the final, in which the U.S. team set a world record.[5] She also competed in the individual 100 meter event. She reached the final, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 10.85.[6]

In 2014, Tianna was crowned USA outdoor champion in the 100m, USA indoor champion in the 60m, and USA outdoor long jump runner-up. In 2015, Bartoletta defended her title as the USA indoor champion in the 60m[7] and was ranked number 1 in the world in the women's long jump.[8]

On August 28, 2015, Bartoletta won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the 2015 World Outdoor Championships of Athletics, with a personal best distance of 7.14 meters, 10 years after her first triumph.

On August 17, 2016, Bartoletta came in as one of the favourites in the Women's Long Jump as she was the reigning world champion. Other favourites were compatriot Brittney Reese, reigning Olympic Champion and world leader, Ivana Španović, the best non- American Long Jumper, and Daria Klishina, Russia's sole track&field representative. Bartoletta did not disappoint, winning her first Olympic title with a personal best jump of 7.17m.

Personal bests

• 60m – 7.02 (2012)
• 100m – 10.78 (2016)
• 200m – 22.37 (2012)
• 4 × 100 m – 40.82 (2012, World Record)
• Long Jump – 7.17m (2016)[9]

Bobsledding

In October 2012, Bartoletta was named to the U.S. National bobsled team.[10] Bartoletta was one of three track and field Olympians (along with Lolo Jones and Hyleas Fountain) invited to the U.S. women's bobsled push championship by coach Todd Hays. Jones and Bartoletta made the bobsled team, giving them a chance to earn a spot on the bobsled World Cup circuit.[11] On November 9, 2012, Bartoletta and teammate Elana Meyers placed third in Bartoletta's first career World Cup bobsledding competition.[12]

Personal life

Tianna Madison married John Bartoletta in 2012 and began going by her married surname after the Olympics that year. They resided near Tampa, Florida. She credited John for reviving her athletic career.[13] Bartoletta separated from her husband in May 2017.[14]

In the lead-up to the 2012 Olympics, Bartoletta publicly claimed to have been molested by another student in high school and experienced other problems with her parents. They ended up suing her and her husband for defamation in September.[15] However, the lawsuit was dismissed in March 2013.[16]

Organization

Bartoletta is the founder and president of Club 360, a program helping young women build successful lives by enabling them to broaden their experiences and make educated decisions.

References

1. "Tianna Madison". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
2. "Tianna Bartoletta". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
3. "ALL-TIME WOMEN'S TOP 10 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES – WOMEN'S LONG JUMP" (PDF). utsports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
4. 2005 World Championship women's long jump results. iaaf.org
5. Fendrich, Howard (August 10, 2012). "U.S. sets world record in women's 4x100m". Associated Press. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
6. Track & Field: Results & Schedules. nbcolympics.com
7. USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships 2015. Usatf.tv (March 1, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-08-20.
8. IAAF Diamond League World Rankings. Diamondleague.com. Retrieved on August 20, 2016.
9. Tianna Bartoletta at World Athletics
10. "US national bobsled team named". Team USA.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
11. Reynolds, Tim (October 25, 2012). "Lolo Jones selected to US bobsled team". Associated Press. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
12. "Lolo Jones' team win silver in World Cup bobsled". Associated Press. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
13. Tampa-based Olympian went from rags to riches to win gold, love Tampa Bay Times (March 21, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-08-20.
14. http://www.flotrack.org/article/60697-moving-forward-from-her-marriage-bartoletta-values-bronze-more-than-gold#.WhRGxVVl-Uk
15. Tianna Madison, parents at odds The Chronicle (September 8, 2012). Retrieved on 2016-08-20.
16. Defamation lawsuit against Tianna Madison dismissed by her parents. Morningjournal.com (March 19, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-08-20.

External links

• Tianna Bartoletta at World Athletics
• Lady Vols Bio