Gianna Woodruff

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Woodruff and the second or maternal family name is Washington.

Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington (born 18 November 1993) is a track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. Born in the United States, she represented Panama at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics improving her own South American record with a time of 54.22 seconds in the semi-finals to finish 7th in the final.^[7]

Gianna Woodruff

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Personal information
Full name	Gianna Ursula Woodruff Washington
Nationality	American, Panamanian
Born	(1993-11-18) 18 November 1993 (age 31)[1] Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California[2] University of Washington[3] St. Mary's Academy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4][5]
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Panama
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 m hurdles
College team	Washington Huskies[6]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Panama Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 400 m hurdles

In 2017, Woodruff reached the semi-finals at the World Championships. Born in Santa Monica, California, she has dual citizenship with the United States and Panama. Her sister, Yasmin Woodruff, is a sprinter.

International competitions

Representing  Panama

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	400 m hurdles	57.34
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	400 m hurdles	56.04
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	400 m hurdles	57.32
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	400 m hurdles	58.06
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	3rd	400 m hurdles	57.68
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th	400 m hurdles	55.60
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	400 m hurdles	56.76
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	7th	400 m hurdles	57.20
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.61
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	7th	400 m hurdles	55.84	54.22 sf AR
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	1st	400 m hurdles	55.32
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	7th	400 m hurdles	54.75
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	400 m hurdles	56.15
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	54.71
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m hurdles	56.44	[8]
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	7th (rep)	400 m hurdles	55.10
2025	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400 m hurdles	56.57

Personal bests

All information taken from World Athletics profile.^[1]

• 200 metres – 23.88 (+1.4 m/s, Irvine, CA 2018)
• 400 metres – 52.78 (Austin, TX 2021) NR
• 400 metres hurdles – 53.69 (Eugene 2022^[9])

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.65 (Seattle, WA 2015)
• 200 metres – 24.67 (Albuquerque, NM 2014)
• 400 metres – 57.17 (Portland, OR 2016)

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