Name: Dawn Harper-Nelson
Occupation: Hurdler
Gender: Female
Birth Day: May 13, 1984
Age: 41
Birth Place: St. Louis - Illinois
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
DOB in Roman: V.XIII.MCMLXXXIV

Dawn Harper-Nelson

Dawn Harper-Nelson was born on 13 May 1984(41 years old) in Illinois. Dawn Harper-Nelson is Hurdler, Zodiac sign - Taurus. More detail about Dawn Harper-Nelson given below.

About Dawn Harper-Nelson

Hurdler who won gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Olympics and won silver in the same event at the 2012 Olympics.

Dawn Harper-Nelson is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver medalist in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2017 World Championships. Harper is the first American 100-meter hurdler to ever win gold at an Olympics and medal in the following Olympics. She is trained by Bob Kersee, husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, six time Olympic medalist also from her hometown of East St. Louis, Illinois.


Trivia

She made an appearance in a season 10 episode of the TLC series Say Yes to the Dress.

Dawn Harper-Nelson before fame

At East St. Louis Senior High School in Illinois, she was a six-time state champion. At the 2003 Pan American Junior Championships, she won gold in the 100-meter hurdles.

Achievement of Dawn Harper-Nelson

She made an appearance on TLC's Say Yes to the Dress in a season 10 episode.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Dawn Harper-Nelson family life

She has two brothers and two sisters and grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois. In 2013, she married Alonzo Nelson.

Associations of Dawn Harper-Nelson

After she won a gold medal in 2008, then-governor Rod Blagojevich declared October 6 Dawn Harper Day.

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