Shana Cox

Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985) is an American-born track and field retired athlete, who during her career represented both the United States and Great Britain. She specialised in the 400 metres.

Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of British descent. 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 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

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.

Competing in her first major competition for Great Britain, Cox won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 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.

Achievements

Personal bests Event Best Location Date 200 metres 23.15 s Champaign, United States May 18, 2008 400 metres 50.84 s Tallahassee, United States May 31, 2008 200 metres (indoor) 23.48 s State College, United States January 29, 2005 400 metres (indoor) 52.13 s Istanbul, Turkey March 10, 2012