Raasin McIntosh

Raasin McIntosh
Personal information
Born	April 29, 1982 (age 42)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m Hurdles

Raasin McIntosh (born 29 April 1982, in Texas) is an Olympic hurdler and philanthropist.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles representing Liberia.^[2]

She grew up in Houston and went on to attend the University of Texas on an athlete scholarship. She trained under a prominent track coach, Bev Kearney, and went on to represent the United States at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She was the winner of the 400 m hurdles at the 2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was in the top three of both the 400 m and 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship that year.^[3]

She is CEO and Creative Director of Raasin in the Sun, a 501 c3 Non profit cultivating resilient communities through art and environmental initiatives. raasininthesun.org

References

^ "Raasin McIntosh". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
^ "Seven Longhorns to compete in 2012 Olympics". 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Raasin McIntosh. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.

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[OlympicBotGeneratedRef-1] "Raasin McIntosh". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[2] "Seven Longhorns to compete in 2012 Olympics". 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[3] Raasin McIntosh. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.

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