2012 — After a challenging 2011 season, the women’s 400m American Record holder returned in 2012 to finally capture her first individual Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter event after a disappointing bronze place finish at the 2008 Beijing Games. Achieving yet another first, Richards-Ross initially began her season winning Gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2013, the three time Olympian will look to better her own American record as she prepares to continue her reign atop the 400-meter women’s sprint class at the World Championships in Moscow.
World Indoor Championships 2012 400m GOLD
World Championships 2009 400m GOLD
World Championships 2005 400m SILVER
World Championships 2009 4x400m GOLD
World Championships 2007 4x400m GOLD
World Championships 2003 4x400m GOLD
American Record 400-meters 48.70
9/16/06 – Olympic Stadium, Athens
IAAF World Athlete of The Year 2009, 2006
USATF Jesse Owens Award 2009, 2006
USA Outdoor Champion ’03, ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’12
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| DATE | RACE | EVENT | TIME | PLACE |
| 1/27/12 | Razorback Invite | 200m | 23.18 | 1st | |
| 2/28/12 | Razorback Invite | 400m | 51.45 | 1st | |
| 2/11/12 | Millrose Games | 400m | 50.89 | 1st | |
| 2/25/12 | USA Indoor Championships (heat) | 400m | 51.33 | 1st | |
| 2/26/12 | USA Indoor Championships (final) | 400m | 50.71 WL | 1st |  |
| 3/9/12 | World Indoor Championships (heat) | 400m | 52.81 | 1st | |
| 3/9/12 | World Indoor Championships (semi) | 400m | 50.99 | 1st | |
| 3/10/12 | World Indoor Championships (final) | 400m | 50.79 | 1st | |
| 3/11/12 | World Indoor Championships (anchor leg) | 4x400m | 3:28.79 | 2nd |  |
| 3/31/12 | Texas Relays | 100m | 10.89 (+2.9) | 1st | |
| 3/31/12 | Texas Relays (anchor) | 4x400m | 3:27.03 | 1st | |
| 4/21/12 | Michael Johnson Classic | 400m | 50.18 | 1st | |
| 4/28/12 | Penn Relays (49.5) | 4x400m | 3:21.18 | 1st | |
| 5/5/12 | Jamaica International Invitational | 400m | 50.11 | 2nd | |
| 5/19/12 | Manchester Great CityGames | 200m straight | 22.71 | 1st | |
| 5/25/12 | Ostrava Golden Spike | 400m | 50.65 | 1st | |
| 6/2/12 | PreFontaine Classic | 400m | 49.39 | 1st | |
| 6/9/12 | Adidas Grand Prix - NYC | 200m | 22.09 PB | 1st | |
| 6/22/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (prelim) | 400m | 51.69 | 1st | |
| 6/23/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (semi) | 400m | 50.81 | 1st | |
| 6/24/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (final) | 400m | 49.28 MR | 1st | |
| 6/28/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (prelim) | 200m | 22.67 (+0.5) | 1st | |
| 6/29/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (semi) | 200m | 22.15 (+0.6) | 1st | |
| 6/30/12 | U.S. Olympic Trials (final) | 200m | 22.22 (+1.0) | 3rd |  |
| 8/3/12 | Olympic Games (prelim - Heat 4) | 400m | 51.78 | 1st | |
| 8/4/12 | Olympic Games (Semi-final - Heat 1) | 400m | 50.07 | 1st | |
| 8/5/12 | Olympic Games (Final) | 400m | 49.55 | 1st | |
| 8/6/12 | Olympic Games (prelim - Heat 4) | 200m | 22.48 (+0.3) | 1st | |
| 8/7/12 | Olympic Games (Semi-final - Heat 3) | 200m | 22.30 (+0.8) | 1st | |
| 8/8/12 | Olympic Games (Final) | 200m | 22.39 (-0.2) | 5th | |
| 8/11/12 | Olympic Games (Final) split 49.10 | 4x400m | 3:16.87 | 1st | |
| 8/17/12 | DN Galan Stockholm - Diamond League | 400m | 49.89 | 1st | |
| 8/20/12 | Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix | 200m | 22.70 (0.0) | 1st | |
| 8/30/12 | Weltklasse Zurich - Diamond League | 400m | 50.21 | 1st |
| 3/18/11 | TCU Invitational | 200m | 23.06 | 1st | |
| 4/23/11 | Michael Johnson Invitational | 400m | 52.00 | 1st | |
| 4/30/11 | Penn Relays (split 51:18) | 4x400m | 3:22.92 | 1st | |
| 5/7/11 | JN International Invitational | 400m | 51.62 | 5th | |
| 5/26/11 | Golden Gala (Rome) | 400m | 50.98 | 5th | |
| 5/26/11 | Golden Gala (Rome) | 200m | 22.88 | 5th | |
| 5/31/11 | Golden Spike (Ostrava) | 400m | 50.99 | 3rd | |
| 6/4/11 | Prefontaine Classic | 400m | 51.78 | 4th | |
| 6/23/11 | USA Championships (heat) | 400m | 52.02 | 1st | |
| 6/25/11 | USA Championships (heat) | 200m | 22.84 | 2nd | |
| 6/26/11 | USA Championships (semi) | 200m | 22.82 | 3rd | |
| 6/26/11 | USA Championships (final) | 200m | 22.68 | 7th | |
| 6/30/11 | Athletissima (Lausanne) | 400m | 50.61 | 2nd | |
| 7/10/11 | Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix | 400m | 51.11 | 4th | |
| 7/31/11 | Istvan Gyulai Memorial Grand Prix | 200m | 22.63 | 2nd | |
| 8/6/11 | Aviva Grand Prix (London) | 400m | 49.66 | 1st | |
| 8/27/11 | World Championships (heat) | 400m | 51.37 | 1st | |
| 8/28/11 | World Championships (semi) | 400m | 50.66 | 3rd | |
| 8/29/11 | World Championships (final) | 400m | 51.32 | 7th | |
| 9/3/11 | World Championships | 4x400m | 3:18.09 | 1st | |
