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Hurd, Tiombe
- Qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team when she set a new U.S. women’s triple jump record of 47’5” at 2004 Trials
- 2001 World Indoor bronze medalist
- U.S. Indoor Champion in 2000, 2001, 2004
- U.S. Outdoor Champion in 2001
- In 2003, was runner-up at USA Outdoors, fourth at USA Indoors, fifth at Pan American Games, and ranked second in the U.S. by Track & Field News
- In 2002, won silver at USA Indoors, placed fourth at USA Outdoors
- Ranked number one in the U.S. by Track & Field News for 2000 and 2001
- Finished second at 1999 USA Outdoors; bronze medalist in 1998 Goodwill Games and 1998 USA Outdoors
- Competed in collegiate events from 1992 through 1995, taking four silvers in Eastern College Athletic Conference championships and a bronze at the 1993 NCAA Indoors
- Participated in 1996 Trials; finished third at 2000 Trials, but was just four inches short of the “A” standard required to compete in the Olympics
- Earned a B.A. in hotel/restaurant management from James Madison University; followed with master’s degree from Howard University in 1996; after graduation, worked full-time as a hotel systems administrator and trained in the evenings
- Hurd’s father is former distance runner Clifford Holland, and she ran city recreation track events in Seattle until family moved to Virginia
- Began competing in triple jump as a sophomore at West Potomac High in Alexandria; won Virginia state indoor triple jump championship
Without special contact lenses, Hurd is legally blind, and her myopic disorder and retinal degeneration can affect her depth perception. In competition, she uses wide, brightly colored strips of tape on the runway to help prevent fouling. At the press conference following her victory at Olympic Trials, however, her vision was hindered by a different condition – tears of joy. Although Hurd admits that she is usually the “happy, bubbly one in the triple jump,” the athlete was overcome by emotion and couldn’t help weeping. With typical humor, she promptly apologized to the press corps for being a “crybaby.”
“I cannot explain how good it feels the moment you find out you’re an Olympian. Being an Olympian and knowing I’m going to Athens is all I’ve been waiting for the last four years.”
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Height: 5’8”
Born: 17-Aug-73
Hometown: Seattle, Wa.
Resides: Upper Marlboro, Md.
Sport: Track & Field
Event: Triple jump
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