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| full_name = Francena Lynette McCorory
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|20}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=Francena McCorory |url=https://www.teamusa.org/athletes/MC/Francena-McCorory |website=Team USA |publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221153804/https://www.teamusa.org/athletes/MC/Francena-McCorory |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| height = 5 ft 8 in
| weight = 150 lb
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'''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>
==Career==
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==External links==
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* {{World Athletics
* {{USATF|Francena-McCorory}}
* {{USOPC|MC/Francena-McCorory}}
* {{Olympic Channel|francena-mccorory}}
* {{Twitter}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 4x400 m Women}}
{{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Women}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 2016 Summer Olympics}}
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