Natoya Goule-Toppin OLY (born 30 March 1991)[2] is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the current Jamaican record holder at the event both out- and indoors, and also for the indoor 1000 metres.
.jpg) Goule competing in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 March 1991 Manchester, Jamaica[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | South Plains College LSU Clemson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She has represented Jamaica on numerous occasions, including both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Running career
editYouth
editGoule established herself in athletics already by the age of 12, when she ran at the ISSA Athletic Championships in Jamaica.[3] Representing Manchester High School, she holds records in the Girls' Class 1 1500m as well as the Class 3 800m, and she has accumulated 15 individual gold medals at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, and 12 individual at the CARIFTA Games.[4][3]
International
editGoule first attended South Plains College and ran for their track team. At around the same time South Plains was already recruiting other Jamaican runners, such as Kemoy Campbell. Eventually, however, she would go on to study and run at Louisiana State University. After a few seasons at LSU she transferred to Clemson.
In 2014, racing in the heats, she was a member of Jamaica's women's 4x400 relay team which won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[5][6]
Goule has won races at numerous meetings; for example, in 2022, she won two 800 metres indoor events (NY New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and World Indoor Tour's Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais where she improved her Jamaican indoor record to 1:58.46), and a 1000-metres indoor event (Clemson Invitational, Clemson, SC).[2]
She placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 2:01.18.[7]
Achievements
editInternational competitions
edit- ^ Time from the heats; Goule was replaced in the final where Jamaica won the silver
Other competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | 800 m | 2:05.19 |
| ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Tallahassee, FL | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.32 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships | Fayetteville, AR | 1st | 800 m i | 2:01.64 | |
| ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships | Blacksburg, VA | 2nd | 800 m i | 2:03.57 | |
| 2013 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.06 |
| SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Columbia, MO | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.12 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships | Fayetteville, AR | 1st | 800 m i | 2:02.00 | |
| SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships | Fayetteville, AR | 2nd | 800 m i | 2:03.08 |
References
edit- ^ 2014 CWG profile
- ^ a b "Natoya GOULE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Beyond the Finish Line--Natoya Goule". 11 March 2014.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (27 February 2020). "Boys and Girls Champs Records" (PDF). Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
- ^ Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Ajee' Wilson wins 800m gold at World Indoor Championships". LetsRun.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
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- Natoya Goule at World Athletics
- Natoya Goule at Diamond League
- Natoya Goule at TFRRS.org
- Natoya Goule at Olympedia
- Natoya Goule at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
