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The impact that Sanya has had on young girls is second to none. She is a role model, scholar, athlete, wife and mother. She has shown that with focus, perseverance, dedication anything can be accompished.

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Richards-Ross runs the Sanya Richards Fast Track Program to help children in her native nation, Jamaica.

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Richards-Ross is married to her college boyfriend, Aaron Ross, a professional football player. He played with the New York Giants from 2007 to 2011, and is now a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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While a student at the University of Texas, Richards-Ross became the 2003 NCAA 400-meter champion. That same year, she won the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 200-meter event.

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Girls Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year

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Girls Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year

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Richards-Ross demonstrated her talents early on, scoring a silver medal in the 400-meter event and a bronze medal in the 200-meter event at the 2002 World Junior Championships. That same year, she was named the Gatorade National High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

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In 2004, Richards-Ross won an Olympic gold medal as part of the U.S. 400-meter relay team. She earned two more medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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She excelled at track in high school and at the University of Texas, and won several NCAA championships in 2003.

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Born in 1985 in Jamaica, Sanya Richards-Ross moved to the United States in her early teens to pursue her athletic dreams.