Biography
Sprint hurdles star Jasmine Camacho-Quinn was born on 21 August 1996 to James Quinn and María Milagros Camacho, who were both athletes at Baptist College (now Charleston Southern University). Her older brother, Robert Quinn, has made three NFL Pro Bowl appearances.
Milagros Camacho comes from Puerto Rico with her daughter opting to represent that country internationally.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn: Golden redemption in Tokyo 2020
Camacho-Quinn went to the University of Kentucky and won her first NCAA 100m hurdles title in 2016. She then triumphed in the North America and Central American Under-23 Championships before making her Olympic debut in Rio while still a teenager.
After winning her heat, she looked good in the semi-finals before clattering the penultimate hurdle and running through the last before falling to the track in tears.
After injury wrecked her 2017 season, Camacho-Quinn gave notice of what she could do with a run of 12.40 seconds in May 2018 before claiming her second NCAA hurdles crown. In her first year as a professional, she enjoyed some success internationally but injury forced her out of a second successive World Championships.
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