Keira Christie-Galloway leaps over a hurdleChristopher Morris/COC
Christopher Morris/COC

Keira Christie-Galloway

Biography

• Holds the Canadian U20 and U18 records in the 100m hurdles
• Set the national U20 100m hurdle record in June 2018, breaking a 36-year-old mark
• Record a personal best and school record time of 13.10 seconds in the 100m hurdles in May 2019 to win the Big-12 Conference Championship as a freshman for Iowa State University

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT KEIRA

Getting into the Sport: Started running track at age 14 in 2014… She had outgrown gymnastics and her coach suggested track and field… Within two weeks she won long jump silver at a provincial meet… Outside Interests: Studying at Iowa State University

Notable International Results

IAAF World U20 Championships: 2018 – 17th (100m hurdles), 10th (4x100m relay); 2016 – 39th (100m hurdles), 10th (4x100m relay)

Pan American U20 Championships: 2017 – BRONZE (4x100m relay), 6th (100m hurdles)

IAAF World U18 Championships: 2015 – 19th (100m hurdles)