RightFielders Women in Sports

Meet high jumper and picture perfect beauty Amy Acuff, who is often referred to by track & field enthusiasts as one of the sports most attractive leading ladies. Read more below.

Not only did L.A. provide Acuff with a place to train for her sport, it’s also where she made the transition from not only an athlete, but also into a model. Often she would sport unique outfits during photo shoots in an attempt to garner more attention for high jumping, which more times than not is overlooked.

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Monica Hargrove recently attended the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. Get Hargrove’s results here and read her career highlights as well.

Aside from her assistant coaching job at Indiana University and attending Graduate school Monica Hargrove still continues to compete. The track and field athlete just attended the Golden Grand Prix in China. Representing the US, Hargrove placed 5th in the 400 meter event with a time of 50.89.

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Jamaican Long Jumper Jovanee Jarrett recently attended the Pedro Cup International Track and Field meeting. Get the results of her performance here with Jovanee’s career highlights below.

Jovanee Jarrett claimed victory over Estonia’s Ksenija Balta in the Long Jump event last week while competing in the Pedro Cup International Track and Field. Jovanee’s jump was recorded at 6.39 metres while Ksenija Balta finished with 6.28 metres. Get more on Jovanee Jarrett below.

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Professional American Long Jumper Funmi Jimoh recently participated in the World Athletics Final. Read more on Funmi Jimoh here.

Professional Long Jumper Funmi Jimoh came in sixth in the long jump at the World Athletics this past Saturday. Jimoh finished with a 6.58 behind US jumper Brittney Reese who came in first.

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Check out Elisa Cusma Piccione! She is an Italian runner who specializes in the 800 metre event. You can find out more on Elisa Cusma’s upcoming events and Memorial Day results here.

Elisa Cusma Piccione recently ran in the Van Damme Memorial at King Baudouin Stadium. The Italian runner placed 4th in the 800 metre event with a time of 1:59.75.

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Check out Aliann Pompey. She is a Guyanese Sprinter who specializes in the 400 metre event. Read Aliann Pompey’s biography and see video after the jump.

Aliann Pompey is a professional Guyanese sprinter who recently set a new Guyana national record at the World Track and Field Championships in Berlin. Pompey came in with a time of 50.71 in the 400 metre event.

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Check out Professional Ukrainian Middle Distance Runner Anna Mishchenko. You can read her biography and see video after the jump.

Professional Ukrainian Middle Distance Runner Anna Mishchenko attended the 23rd edition of the Banca Antonveneta EA Meeting in Padua this past Sunday. Anna reportedly finished her first lap in 58.82 right behind Elisa Cusma in the women’s 800 metre event.

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Check out Perdita Felicien. She is a Professional Canadian Hurdler from Ontario, Canada. Read about Perdita Felicien’s career highlights with biography and video after the jump.

Professional Canadian Hurdler Perdita Felicien recently attended the Weltklasse Golden League athletics meeting in the Letzigrund stadium this past weekend. Felicien finished with a time of 12.61. Read more about Felicien after the jump.

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Meet Antonina Krivoshapka. She is a Russian sprinter. Read about Antonina Krivoshapka below with her biography and video to follow.

Professional Russian sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka is on a career high this year. Krivoshapka just recently ran a 49.71 in the 400 metre event at the Berlin World Championships. Learn more about Antonina Krivoshapka’s career after the jump.

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Meet Ronetta Smith. She is a Jamaican Sprinter and bronze medalist. Read Ronetta Smith’s biography and watch video after the jump.

Ronetta Smith is a graduate from Louisiana State University. Smith stands at 5′7″ and weighs 130 Lbs. Learn more about Ronetta Smith after the jump.

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