Shana Cox

Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985)[1] is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres.

Shana Cox

Shana Cox (right)
Personal information
Birth name	Shana Amanda Cox
Born	(1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Penn State
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain (2011–present)  United States (2003–2011)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 4×400 m relay
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 4×400 m relay 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 x 400 m relay European Indoors Championships 2013 Gothenburg 4×400m relay Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4x400 m relay

Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent.[2][3] Growing up in Long Island, New York, she attended Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, New York, as well as the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School and Penn State. In her senior year at college, she won the 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[4]

In 2011, the International Association of Athletics Federations approved Cox's transfer of allegiance from the US to Great Britain, the birthplace of both her parents.[5]

Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a team that also included Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu and Perri Shakes-Drayton.

On November 9, 2013, she married Michael Bingham, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain.[2]