Joey Woody
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Joey Woody (b. May 22, 1973 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American track and field athlete in the 400 meter hurdles event.
Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the American championships and qualified for the 1997 World Championships in Athens. In the 1999 World Championships in Seville, he improved to sixth place. In the 2000 US Olympic Trials, he placed fourth and thus did not qualify for the Olympics. He again failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2004.
Woody qualified for the 2003 World Championships in Paris and surprisingly made it to the finals, winning the silver medal behind 2001 World Champion Félix Sánchez. This was the largest success of his career.
[edit] Career highlights
- 2003 World Championships: Silver medalist, 400 meter hurdles
- 1999 World Championships: 6th, 400 meter hurdles
- 1999 World Championships: Gold medalist, 4x400 meter relay (ran 2nd leg of semifinal)
- 1997 NCAA Champion
