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Tiffany Porter

ティファニー・ポーター　/　てぃふぁにー・ぽーたー

American athletics competitor

November 13, 1987 (age 38)　・　Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Michigan
athletics competitor

My Take

What fascinates me about Tiffany Porter is the courage of her reinvention. Born in Michigan and racing for the United States as a junior, she chose to represent Great Britain when she stepped up to the senior ranks, ultimately competing at the London Olympics. The 100 metres hurdles is brutally unforgiving, a discipline measured in hundredths of a second, and to rebuild your entire competitive identity around it takes a particular stubbornness I admire. Her University of Michigan grounding clearly travelled well across the Atlantic. To me she represents an athlete who asked not where she was from, but where she could fly highest.

Overview

Tiffany Adaeze Porter (née Ofili; born 13 November 1987) is a track and field athlete with joint British and American nationality who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented the United States as a junior, but began representing Great Britain in 2010 on joining the senior ranks after moving to England and competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tiffany Porter
Name (Japanese): ティファニー・ポーター
Reading: てぃふぁにー・ぽーたー
Born: November 13, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rabbit
Origin: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Michigan

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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