Francena McCorory: Difference between revisions

'''Francena Lynette McCorory''' (born October 20, 1988) is a retired American [[track and field]] athlete, known primarily for running the [[400 metres|400 meters]]. She was the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|2011 World bronze medalist]] in the 400 meters and was a member of the gold medal-winning [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2012]] and [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2016 United States Olympic 4 x 400 m relay]] teams. She was the IAAF [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres|400 meter Indoor World Champion]] in 2014. McCorory retired in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaither |first=Steven J. |date=2021-06-23 |title=Gold medalist Francena McCorory retiring from track |url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/06/23/gold-medalist-francena-mccorory-retiring-from-track/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=HBCU Gameday |language=en-US}}</ref>