Meleni Rodney

Grenadian athletics competitor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGrenadian athletics competitor
PlacesGrenada
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth27 June 1998
Age26 years
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Meleni Rodney (born 27 June 1998) is a Grenadian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres.

She participated at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014 and received a bronze medal. In that same year she was named athlete of the year along with Kirani James. In 2016, she was a part of the women's 4×400m Relay team which secured a Silver Medal at the 2016 OECS Track & Field Championships with teammates Amanda Crawford, Kenisha Pascal and Kanika Beckles.

In 2017 Meleni experience a return to form resulting in improvements in her personal best in the 200m at the Norcal finals as well in the 400m dash at the CCCAA California State Championships.

After recording a personal best time in the 400m at the 2019 Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational Meleni was named Pac-12 Athlete of the Week

On the 26th May 2020 Meleni was one of 12 UCLA Bruins who received USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Accolades as part of the Women's 4x400m Relay team.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Grenada
2014CARIFTA GamesFort-de-France, Martinique3rd400 m (U18)54.45
Summer Youth OlympicsNanjing, China3rd400 m53.33
2015CARIFTA GamesBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis3rd400 m (U18)54.56
World Youth Championships in AthleticsCali, Colombia8th (sf)400 m (U18)56.36
Commonwealth Youth GamesApia,Samoa5th (h)400 m59.00
2016OECS Track and Field ChampionshipsTortola, British Virgin Islands6th400m57.14
2nd4×400m RELAY3:41.75
2017OECS Track and Field ChampionshipsKirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada1st400m53.55
2nd4 × 400 m RELAY3:37.48

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 23.25 (De Anza – Cupertino, CA 2017)
  • 400 metres – 53.01 (Drake Stadium – Los Angeles, CA 2019)
  • 200 (Indoor) metres – 23.92 (Dempsey Indoor, Seattle WA , USA 2018)
  • 400 (Indoor) metres – 53.80 (Dempsey Indoor, Seattle WA , USA 2018)
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