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- NAME: Joanna Hayes
- OCCUPATION: Track and Field Athlete
- BIRTH DATE: December 23, 1976 (Age: 36)
- EDUCATION: John W. North High School, University of California, Los Angeles
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Full Name: Joanna Dove Hays
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
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American athlete Joanna Hayes won the gold medal in 100-meter hurdles at the 2004 Olympics, becoming only the second American in history to win the title.
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Olympic runner. Born December 23, 1976 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After proving herself as a track and field star at John W. North High School and UCLA, Hayes won the gold medal in 100-meter hurdles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, becoming only the second American in history to win the title.Hayes? early career was beset by injury. She suffered a hyper-extended knee in 1997 during the NCAA Outdoor Championships and a strained hamstring in 2001. After the second injury, Hayes took some time off to work at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center East St. Louis, Illinois. She returned to Los Angeles in 2002 to train full-time in preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games. She currently coaches Track and Field at Brentwood School in Los Angeles.
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