| Shana Cox | |
| Birth Name: | Shana Amanda Cox |
| Birth Date: | January 22, 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Penn State |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Weight: | 65 kg |
| Country: | (2011 - present) (2003 - 2011) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400 metres 4 × 400 m relay |
Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985)[1] is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres.
Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent.[2] [3] Growing up in Long Island, New York, she attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, New York, as well as the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and Penn State. In her senior year at college, she won the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[4]
In 2011, the International Association of Athletics Federations approved Cox's transfer of allegiance from the US to Great Britain, the birthplace of both her parents.[5]
Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a team that also included Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu and Perri Shakes-Drayton.
On November 9, 2013, she married Michael Bingham, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain.[2]
| Representing the | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 200 metres | 23.39 | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 5th | 200m | 23.63 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 2006 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 400 metres | 51.15 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.05 | ||||
| Representing | ||||||
| 2011 | European Team Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 400 metres | 51.49 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | 400 metres | 52.13 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.76 | ||||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 400 metres | 52.58 | ||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.76 | ||||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.61 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.34 | |
| Event | Best | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres | 23.15 s | Champaign, United States | May 18, 2008 | |
| 400 metres | 50.84 s | Tallahassee, United States | May 31, 2008 | |
| 200 metres (indoor) | 23.48 s | State College, United States | January 29, 2005 | |
| 400 metres (indoor) | 52.13 s | Istanbul, Turkey | March 10, 2012 |