Dalilah Muhammad is a track and field athlete from the United States who specializes in the 400-meter hurdles. She was a gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics and established the former world record with a time of 52.16 seconds at the 2019 World Championships.
Muhammad won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2007 World Youth Championships and finished second at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships. She ran for the USC Trojans at the collegiate level, where she was a four-time All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She was also the American national champion in 2013, 2016, and 2017.
Early Life
Dalilah was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, on February 7, 1990, and her parents are American Muslim Askiah and Nadira. Talking about her siblings then she has two siblings, one brother Hassan and a sister, Jamillah. Dalilah competed in a variety of track and field events in high school, including hurdles, sprints, and the high jump.
She competed in a variety of events at Benjamin N. Cardozo HS in Bayside, New York, including the 200m, 400m, 800m, relays, hurdles, and high jumps. She was named the 2007 New York State Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year after winning the New York State 400m IH title in a meet record as a senior.
In 2007, she won the 400m IH at the IAAF World Youth Games in Prague, Czech Republic. At the National Scholastic Indoor Championships, she helped her high school win the sprint medley relay. She is a Business student at USC who finished her Trojan career as the third-fastest 400 m hurdler in school history and a four-time NCAA All-American.
Dalilah Muhammad Career
Dalilah decided to pursue a career in the 400 m hurdles after graduating from USC. In California, she improved on her personal best from the previous season, running 55.97 and 54.94 seconds. She finished fourth at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in her IAAF Diamond League debut.
Dalilah won the Primo Nebiolo Memorial in Italy before finishing third in the Bislett Games in Norway with a time of 54.33 seconds. She won her first national gold in the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, improving her record by half a second with a final time of 53.83.
Dalilah Muhammad qualified for the 400 m hurdles at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships but did not compete. She finished seventh in the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She won the 400-meter hurdles in 52.88 seconds at the 2016 US Olympic Trials.
Dalilah won gold in the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won the 2017 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a new personal best of 52.64, defending her title. Muhammad set a new world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Muhammad’s time was confirmed as the official world record by the IAAF in September.
Rise to Fame
At the 2019 World Championships, she won gold, improving her time by 0.04 seconds and setting a new world record of 52.16 seconds. She was named Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award winner by the United States Track and Field Federation at the end of the season. She was also named World Women’s Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News, with 24 of the publication’s 36-member panel voting her first choice.
Dalilah is a four-time World Championship medalist, including two golds in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay two years ago, and one silver medal in the 400m hurdles in each of the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. She has been named the Diamond League champion in the 400m hurdles for the past two years (2017-18).
Dalilah Muhammad Biography |
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| Real Name | Dalilah Muhammad |
| Birth Date | February 7, 1990 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 33 Years |
| Birth Place | Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Track & Field Athlete |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Sun sign | Aquarius |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 8” – in Centimeters – 173 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 55 kg – in Pounds – 121 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 9 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Askia Muhammad |
| Mother | Nadirah Muhammad |
| Sister | One (Jamillah Muhammad) |
| Brother | One (Hassan Muhammad) |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Benjamin N. Cardozo High School |
| College | University of Southern California |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Who is her boyfriend/husband? | Not Known |
Personal life
Dalilah is currently single and not dating anyone. There is not much information about her relationships or previous engagements. Some sources state that she married her husband Imam Askia Muhammad but it seems just a rumor. We searched for possible information if she had married or not but we couldn’t discover a single reliable source.
Dalilah Muhammad Net worth
Dalilah Muhammad is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world, as well as one of the most renowned. She has an approximate net worth of more than $5 million at least. Dalilah has amassed wealth as a result of her numerous sources of income, yet she likes to live a humble lifestyle.
Trivia
- She has a passion for music and fashion, and in 2019 she partnered with a modeling agency.
- In 2019, she broke the 400mH world record twice: first at the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships and then again at the World Championships in Doha, as well as at the 2019 World Athletics and USATF Athlete of the Year.
- After Sally Gunnell, Muhammad is just the second female 400m hurdler in history to win Olympic, World, and Olympic gold medals while also breaking the world record.
- Will Smith is her favorite actor, Uptown Girls is her favorite film, and Beyonce is her favorite musician.
- Muhammad has been a Nike ambassador since 2013.
