Quanera Hayes
Hayes at the 2016 World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Born | March 7, 1992 Dillon, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Home town | Hope Mills, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Gray's Creek High School, Livingstone College |
| Employer | Nike |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 m |
| Club | Life Speed Athletics |
| Coached by | Derrick White |
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Quanera Hayes (/kwəˈnɪərə/ kwə-NEER-ə; born March 7, 1992) is an American sprinter specializing in the 400 meters distance. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and is the 2020 US Olympic Trials champion in the women's 400 m. She has earned several gold medals for the United States in the 4 × 400 m relay, including at the World Championships and World Relays in 2017, as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2016, 2018 and 2025. She is a 400 m 2021 Diamond League champion.