Carmiesha Cox (born 16 May 1995) is a Bahamian sprinter and hurdler who attended Purdue University. She was part of a gold-medal winning Bahamian team at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[1][2] She also ran the third leg of the 4x400 metres Relay at the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]

Carmiesha Cox
Personal information
Nationality Bahamas
Born (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 31)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres,
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Bahamas
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Miramar4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (Youth)
Gold medal – first place2012 San Salvador100 m
Silver medal – second place2012 San Salvador200 m
Silver medal – second place2012 San Salvador4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2012 Hamilton4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Nassau4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2012 Hamilton100 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Nassau100 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nassau200 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place2011 Montego Bay200 m
Silver medal – second place2011 Montego Bay4×100 m relay

Early life

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Carmiesha Arecta Anna Cox was born to Carmen and Dwight Cox.[4] She has four siblings - three older brothers and one older sister.[4] Cox attended high school at Aquinas College. She later attended Purdue University, from 2014 to 2018, where she majored in Business Management.[4]

References

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  1. "Bahamas Athletics' Athlete Profiles: Andre Colebrooke, Carmiesha Cox, Devynne Charlton". The Bahamas Weekly. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Added for relay duties are Camiesha Cox and Keianna Albury (women's 4 x 100m);". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. "Women, like men, making inroads in the relays". Tribune newspaper. Nassau, Bahamas. 1 February 2017. Last year at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Bahamian quartet broke the national record... The team of Lanece Clarke, Anthonique Strachan, Carmiesha Cox and Christine Amertil, in that order, ran a new national record time of 3:26.36, slaughtering the old national mark by over two seconds.
  4. 1 2 3 "Purdues' 2017-18 Track & Field Roster: Carmiesha Cox". Purdue Boilermakers. 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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