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Here is everything you need to know about Sanya Richards-Ross, whose track career has made the American a household name.
Sanya Richards-Ross remains a top name on the lips of the Americans for her track and field achievements.
Her dominance on track not only made her a household name but is also best remembered for winning 400m at the Olympics in crazy time.
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Sanya Richards-Ross Origin
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Richards-Ross was born on February 26, 1985, in Kingston, Jamaica to Archie and Sharon Richards.
Sanya Richards-Ross Early Life
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Richards-Ross began running at the age of seven and represented her school Vaz Prep in annual youth championships.
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When Richards-Ross was twelve years old, her family immigrated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, so that she could attend an American high school, increasing her chances of obtaining an athletic scholarship to an American university.
Richards-Ross was a 2002 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, where she finished with a cumulative 4.0 GPA and was pegged the 2002 Gatorade National High School Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year and also the USA Track and Field Youth Athlete of the Year.
At Aquinas, she was a nine-time individual state champion with four 100-meter titles, three 200-meter titles, one 400-meter title and one long jump title.
Sanya Richards-Ross Career
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Representing the University of Texas in 2003, Richards-Ross became the first freshman to win the NCAA national championship in the 400m and the 4x400m relay. Her victory in 400m set the then American U20 record of 50.58 seconds.
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Later that June, at eighteen years old, the freshman Longhorn claimed her first senior national title by winning the 400m in 51.01 seconds at the 2003 U.S. national championships and qualified for the 2003 Paris World Championships.
Richards-Ross qualified for her first Olympic team by running 49.89 seconds to place second in the 400m at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials. In the 2004 Olympic 400m final, Richards-Ross finished sixth with a time of 50.19 seconds.
Pursuit of the American 400 meters record, set at 48.83 seconds by Valerie Brisco-Hooks, became Richards-Ross' goal of the 2006 season. Leading into the World Cup race in Athens, the American woman was on a dominant win-streak and held the world-leading time of 49.05 seconds.
She finished the World Cup race in 48.70 seconds, replacing Brisco-Hooks as the new American record holder in the 400m. At the time, this personal best ranked her as the seventh-fastest woman ever at the distance.
Richards-Ross and her training partner Jeremy Wariner were awarded the 2006 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track and Field after both were undefeated for the entire season and each won their $250,000 portion of the IAAF Golden League.
For the 2007 season, Richards-Ross decided to expand her résumé, racing more 200-meter sprints and testing her ability to possibly pursue the rare 200–400 meters double Olympic victory in Beijing the following year. Only a handful of athletes have ever achieved such a feat, including Michael Johnson, her coach Clyde Hart's world-record-setting pupil.
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Coming into 2008, despite being among the most prolific sub-50 second 400-meter sprinters of the decade, Richards-Ross had yet to win any individual world or Olympic title. Up until then, she had run a total of 27 races below the 50-second barrier.
After winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials, Richards-Ross was favored to win gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, in Beijing, Richards-Ross faltered, coming off the curve with a significant lead and having nothing left to come home. She held on for the bronze medal as Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain and Shericka Williams of Jamaica surged ahead.
Throughout her career, Richards-Ross answered questions regarding the 2008 Olympic 400m race with self-described half-truths, attributing her loss to a sudden right hamstring injury, lack of sleep, or fate.
In the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, she won her first global 400m title by dominating the 400m final from start to finish, winning in 49.00 seconds and proving to her critics that she could perform on the sport's biggest stages.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Richards-Ross held on to win in 49.55 seconds, finally earning the gold medal that had long eluded her. This victory became the first time an American woman had won the event in 28 years, since Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984.
Who is Sanya Richards-Ross Husband?
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While attending the University of Texas, Richards-Ross began dating Longhorn football cornerback Aaron Ross, who later won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants of the NFL.
The two were engaged in 2007 and married in 2010. Their wedding was featured on an episode of Platinum Weddings.
Sanya Richards-Ross, How Rich is She in 2025?
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As a renowned figure in the world of athletics, Sanya Richard-Ross has garnered significant success and acclaim across various domains.
She also appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which took her fame to new heights. According to Yahoo, Sanya Richards-Ross has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million in 2025.
Beyond her athletic achievements, Richards-Ross has made a name for herself within the television industry as well.
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