Tianna Bartoletta (née Madison) (born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won two more golds, first with a personal best to win the long jump then again leading off the victorious 4 × 100 m relay team.
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She also won the long jump and 55m at the SEC Invitational, the long jump at the Penn State National Open, the Sea Ray Relays, the Knoxville Invitational, the Gatorade Classic, and ran the opening 200-meter leg that set collegiate, meet, stadium and school records in the sprint medley baton event at the Penn Relays for Tennessee.
[6] In August 2005, Madison won the gold medal at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Athletics with a then personal best distance of 6.89 meters.
In 2015, Madison defended her title as the USA indoor champion in the 60m[10] and was ranked number 1 in the world in the women's long jump.
[11] On August 28, 2015, Madison won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the 2015 World Outdoor Championships of Athletics, with a personal best distance of 7.14 meters, 10 years after her first triumph.
Other favourites were compatriot Brittney Reese, reigning Olympic Champion and world leader, Ivana Španović, the best non- American Long Jumper, and Daria Klishina, Russia's sole track&field representative.
[12] Madison was one of three track and field Olympians (along with Lolo Jones and Hyleas Fountain) invited to the U.S. women's bobsled push championship by coach Todd Hays.
[16] In the lead-up to the 2012 Olympics, Madison publicly claimed to have been molested by another student in high school and experienced other problems with her parents.
Madison is the founder and president of Club 360, a program helping young women build successful lives by enabling them to broaden their experiences and make educated decisions.