Maame Biney
Maame Biney (dem born am January 28, 2000) be American short track speed skater wey compete for 2018 Winter Olympics for PyeongChang.
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | United States, Ghana |
| Country for sport | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Maame |
| Family name | Biney |
| Ein date of birth | 28 January 2000 |
| Place dem born am | Accra |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | short-track speed skater |
| Sport | speed skating |
| Sports discipline competed in | short-track speed skating |
| Participant insyd | short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Award e receive | OkayAfrica 100 Women |
Ein Early life
editDem born Biney for Accra, Ghana. At age five, she relocate go United States wey she go live plus ein poppie. Biney start dey skate as she dey six years old for Northern Virginia. She start figure skating buh she switch go speed skating secof ein coach recommendation.
Career
editBiney win de bronze medal insyd de 500-meters at de 2017 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[1] She make ein senior team debut later dat year wey she win de America's Cup at de U.S Speedskating Short Track World Cup Qualifier.[2] For December 16, 2017, Biney qualify for de 2018 Olympics by winning de 500-meters at de U.S. Olympic Trials,[3] wey she cam turn de second African-born athlete make she represent de U.S. at de Winter Olympics, after Madagascar-born biathlete Dan Westover insyd 1998.[3]
Insyd de 2018 Olympics, na Biney no make am past ein qualifying heat insyd de 1500-meters wey dem oust am from de 500-meter race insyd de quarterfinals.[4]
She cam back from de 2018 Olympics, Biney do well at de 2018 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, wey she win gold insyd de 500-meters, bronze insyd de 1000-meters, den bronze overall.
Biney qualify for de 2022 Winter Olympics at de 2022 US Olympic Team Trials - Short Track Speedskating.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Penny, Brandon (December 16, 2017). "Maame Biney Becomes First African-American Woman To Make U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Copeland, Kareem (August 20, 2017). "Maame Biney looking like the future of U.S. speedskating". The Denver Post.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grassie, Julia (December 20, 2017). "Who is Maame Biney?". NBC Olympics.
- ↑ "Maame Biney - Schedule". Olympic.org.
- ↑ DiCristoforo, Andrea (2021-12-19). "US Speedskating and Toyota announce the nomination of the 2022 US Olympic Short Track Team" (in American English).