Sandra Myers

American sprinter (b1961)

Sandra Myers (born January 9, 1961, in Little River, Kansas) is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States. She became US champion at 400 metres hurdles in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since. In 1991 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships.

Myers attended college at California State University, Northridge[1]

## Achievements

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Representing  United States
1981  | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 7th  | 400 m hurdles  | 59.95
Representing  Spain
1988  | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th (sf)  | 60 m  | 7.32
12th  | Long jump  | 6.12 m
Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st  | 100m  | 11.47 (+0.0 m/s) A
3rd  | Long jump  | 6.38 m A
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.47 A
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 43rd (h)  | 100 m  | 11.86
1989  | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 6th  | 100 m  | 11.36
5th  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.62
1990  | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th  | 200 m  | 23.08
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th  | 200 m  | 22.38
Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st  | 100m  | 11.50 (+0.6 m/s)
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 45.60
2nd  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:35.2
1991  | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd  | 400 m  | 50.99
4th  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:31.86
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd  | 400 m  | 49.78
11th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.08
7th  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:27.57
1992  | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st  | 400 m  | 51.21
1993  | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 4th  | 400 m  | 51.45
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th  | 400 m  | 51.22
1994  | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th (h)  | 400 m  | 51.931
1995  | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 12th (sf)  | 400 m  | 51.45
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (sf)  | 400 m  | 51.03
13th (h)  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:31.71
1996  | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st  | 200 m  | 23.15
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th (qf)  | 200 m  | 23.20
14th (sf)  | 400 m  | 51.42

1Did not finish in the semifinals

### Personal bests

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* 100 metres: 11.06 s (1991)
* 200 metres: 22.38 s (1990)
* 400 metres: 49.67 s (1991)
* Long jump: 6.60 m (1988)

## References

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1. ^ Ortega, John (September 11, 1994). "Cal State Northridge All-time Track And Field Leaders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

## External links

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* Sandra Myers at World Athletics

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European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 200 metres

* 1982:  Gesine Walther (GDR)
* 1983:  Marita Koch (GDR)
* 1984:  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)
* 1985:  Marita Koch (GDR)
* 1986:  Marita Koch (GDR)
* 1987:  Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR)
* 1988:  Ewa Kasprzyk (POL)
* 1989:  Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
* 1990:  Ulrike Sarvari (FRG)
* 1992:  Oksana Stepicheva (EUN)
* 1994:  Galina Malchugina (RUS)
* 1996:  Sandra Myers (ESP)
* 1998:  Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS)
* 2000:  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
* 2002:  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA)
* 2005:  Ivet Lalova-Collio (BUL)

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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter hurdles

1969–1979
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* 1969–1972 (200m): Pat Hawkins
* 1973: Gale Fitzgerald
* 1974: Andrea Bruce
* 1975: Debbie Esser
* 1976: Arthurene Gainer
* 1977: Mary Ayers
* 1978: Debbie Esser
* 1979: Edna Brown

1980–1992
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* 1980: Esther Mahr
* 1981: Sandra Myers
* 1982: Tammy Etienne
* 1983: Sharrieffa Barksdale
* 1984–1987: Judi Brown King
* 1988: Schowonda Williams
* 1989: Sandra Farmer-Patrick
* 1990: Janeene Vickers
* 1991: Kim Batten
* 1992: Sandra Farmer-Patrick

1993–present
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* 1993: Sandra Farmer-Patrick
* 1994–1998: Kim Batten
* 1999–2002: Sandra Glover
* 2003: Raasin McIntosh (LBR)
* 2004: Sheena Johnson
* 2005–2006: Lashinda Demus
* 2007–2008: Tiffany Ross-Williams
* 2009: Lashinda Demus
* 2010: T'erea Brown
* 2011–2012: Lashinda Demus
* 2013: Dalilah Muhammad
* 2014: Kori Carter
* 2015: Shamier Little
* 2016–2017: Dalilah Muhammad
* 2018: Shamier Little
* 2019: Dalilah Muhammad
* 20212020 OT: Sydney McLaughlin
* 2022: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
* 2023: Shamier Little
* 2024: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
* 2025: Dalilah Muhammad

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* OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Distance:The event was competed at 200 meters during 1969–1972

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