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Tiffany Porter

Porter at the 2016 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Tiffany Adaeze Ofili
Nationality	British, American
Born	(1987-11-13) 13 November 1987 (age 37) Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Height	175 cm
Weight	68 kg
Sport
Country	United Kingdom United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles 200 metres Long jump
College team	University of Michigan
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Team	GB
Turned pro	2009
Coached by	Rana Reider
Retired	2022
Achievements and titles
National finals	British Team Trials 2012/2016
Olympic finals	Rio 2016
Personal best(s)	60m hurdles: 7.80 NR (2011) 100m hurdles: 12.51 (2014) Long jump: 6.48m (2009)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 0 1 World Indoor Championships 0 1 2 Continental Cup 0 1 0 European Championships 1 0 1 European Indoor Championships 0 1 1 Commonwealth Games 0 1 0 NACAC Championships 0 1 0 World Junior Championships 0 0 1 NACAC U-23 Championships 1 0 0 Total 2 5 5 Representing  Great Britain World Championships Bronze 2013 Moscow 100 m hurdles World Indoor Championships Silver 2012 Istanbul 60 m hurdles Bronze 2014 Sopot 60 m hurdles Bronze 2016 Portland 60 m hurdles Diamond League Bronze 2013 100 m hurdles European Championships Gold 2014 Zürich 100 m hurdles Bronze 2016 Amsterdam 100 m hurdles European Indoor Championships Silver 2011 Paris 60m hurdles Bronze 2021 Torun 60m hurdles Representing  England Commonwealth Games Silver 2014 Glasgow 100 m hurdles Representing  England Continental Cup Silver 2014 Marrakesh 100 m hurdles Representing  United States NACAC Championships Silver 2007 San Salvador 100 m hurdles NACAC U-23 Championships Gold 2008 Toluca 100 m hurdles World Junior Championships Bronze 2006 Beijing 100 m hurdles

Tiffany Porter, born Tiffany Ofili on November 13, 1987, is a talented athlete who runs hurdles. She has both British and American citizenship. As a young athlete, she competed for the United States. However, in 2010, she started representing Great Britain as a senior athlete. She even competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Porter won a bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. In 2014, she earned a silver medal for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Later that year, she won her first big title: a gold medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. This made her the first British woman to win a European title in this event. Her fastest time of 12.51 seconds in 2014 was a British record until 2022. She also won two medals in the 60-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Tiffany is the older sister of Cindy Sember, who is also a top hurdler. Cindy also has both British and American citizenship and chose to compete for Great Britain. Both sisters reached the final of the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

About Tiffany Porter

Early Life and Background

Tiffany Porter's father, Felix, is from Nigeria. Her mother, Lalana, is British with African roots. Tiffany was born in the United States. She has been a citizen of both America and Britain since she was born. This means she could choose to represent either country in sports. She proudly says she is "proud to be American, British and Nigerian."

College Sports Career

Tiffany (Ofili) Porter was a star athlete at the University of Michigan from 2006 to 2009. She won five national championships and was named an All-America selection. She won three national titles in a row in the 100-meter hurdles from 2007 to 2009.

Athletics Career Highlights

Starting as an American Athlete

As a young American athlete, Porter competed for the United States. She won a silver medal at the first 2007 NACAC Championships. But in 2010, she decided to compete for Great Britain. She explained her choice by saying, "I knew I was going to perform no matter what vest I had on. I have always regarded myself as British, American and Nigerian. I'm all three."

Breaking British Records

On May 29, 2011, Tiffany broke a 15-year-old British record in the 100-meter hurdles. She ran it in 12.77 seconds, beating the old record of 12.80 seconds. She later improved her own British record on July 22, 2011, running 12.60 seconds at a Diamond League event. Her record was then broken by Jessica Ennis in 2012 during the London Olympics.

Major Competitions and Medals

In 2013, Porter changed coaches and moved to Loughborough to train. At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, she won a bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles. Her time was 12.55 seconds, which was very close to the British record.

The year 2014 was very successful for Tiffany.

• She started by winning a bronze medal in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
• In August, she won a silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
• Two weeks later, she won the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, with a time of 12.76 seconds.
• In September 2014, she set a new UK record of 12.51 seconds at the IAAF Continental Cup.

Porter continued to win medals. She earned a bronze at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. She also finished seventh at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Return to Athletics and Retirement

Tiffany took a break from athletics in 2019 to have a child. When she returned, she won a bronze medal at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she reached the semi-finals but did not make it to the final. She officially retired from athletics in February 2022.

Personal Life

Tiffany Porter is the older sister of fellow hurdler Cindy Ofili. Cindy also competes for Great Britain.

In May 2011, Tiffany married American hurdler Jeff Porter. She started competing under her married name, Tiffany Porter. In 2012, she earned a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Michigan. She is also Catholic.

See also

In Spanish: Tiffany Porter para niños