Quanera Hayes

Quanera Hayes
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1992-03-07) March 7, 1992
Home townHope Mills, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationGray's Creek High School, Livingstone College
EmployerNike
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
400 m
ClubLife Speed Athletics
Coached byDerrick White
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 49.72 (2017)
  • 300 m: 35.71 (2017, indoor NR)
  • 200 m: 22.55 (2017)
  • 100 m: 11.27 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2024 Paris 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
2017 London 4 × 400 m relay
2025 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2016 Portland 4 × 400 m relay
2018 Birmingham 4 × 400 m relay
2025 Nanjing 4 × 400 m relay
2016 Portland 400 m
World Relays
2017 Bahamas 4 × 400 m relay
2024 Nassau 4 × 400 m relay
Diamond League
2021 400 m

Quanera Hayes (/kwəˈnɪərə/ kwə-NEER; born March 7, 1992) is an American sprinter specializing in the 400 meters distance. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and is the 2020 US Olympic Trials champion in the women's 400 m. She has earned several gold medals for the United States in the 4 × 400 m relay, including at the World Championships and World Relays in 2017, as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2016, 2018 and 2025. She is a 400 m 2021 Diamond League champion.