Tonya Nero

Tonya Nero (born 27 November 1988)[1] is a Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner. She holds national records in the 5k, 10k, half marathon, and marathon.

Nero was an All-American in the 10,000 m at the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the Wichita State Shockers track and field team.[2]

She competed at the 2012,[3] 2014,[4] 2016[5] and 2018[6] editions of the World Half Marathon Championships. Her best finish was 27th at the 2012 edition in Kavarna, Bulgaria, when she set the Trinidad & Tobago national record with a time of 1:15:13.

In 2019, she competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7] She finished in 10th place with a time of 34:15.36.[7]

Athletic career

Nero represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland in the women's 10,000 metres event,[1] where she finished 12th out of 13 competitors.[1] In 2016, she won the Run Barbados 10k event.[8]

She competed in the World Half Marathon Championships for Trinidad & Tobago from 2012 to 2018.

She competed in the women's marathon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia,[9] finishing in 14th place.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Feature: Tonya Nero". Wichita State Athletics. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ "2012 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "2014 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
  5. ^ "2016 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
  6. ^ "2018 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
  7. ^ a b "Women's 10,000 metres − Final − Results" (PDF). Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 16 Aug 2019.
  8. ^ Huebsch, Tim (2016-12-04). "Fun in the sun at Run Barbados including remarkable 10K finish". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  9. ^ a b "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.