Rosey Effiong Explained

Rosey Effiong (born 8 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete.^[1]

Early life

From Dallas, Texas, she attended DeSoto High School. Effiong began at the University of Arkansas and ran for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 2020.^[2] ^[3]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she finished fifth in the final of the 400m.^[4] ^[5] She was subsequently selected for the USA relay pool for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and competed in the mixed relay.^[6] She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80.^[7] The world record time set by Effiong, Alexis Holmes, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.^[8]

She met the 2024 Paris Olympics standard running 50.75 seconds for the 400m at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.^[9]

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