Nia Ali

Nia Ali is one of those athletes I admire without reservation. An Olympic silver medalist in the 100m hurdles, the 2019 world champion, and a back-to-back world indoor 60m hurdles champion, she stacked credentials most sprinters only dream of. What moves me most isn't the speed but the arc: a Philadelphia kid who handled the heptathlon at Tennessee yet chose to perfect the hurdles, and who reached world-best form as a mother. That blend of versatility and resolve reads, to me, as the real medal. She's a reminder that championship form is built as much on character as on raw talent.

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Name (English)

Nia Ali

Name (Japanese)

ニア・アリ

Reading

にあ・あり

Born

October 23, 1988 (age 37)

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

athletics competitor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

High school

Pleasantville High School

University

University of Tennessee

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia%20Ali
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14368770

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• athletics competitor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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