Natoya Goule-Toppin

Natoya Goule
	Goule competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	30 March 1991 (age 33); Manchester, Jamaica
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 meters
College team	South Plains College ; LSU ; Clemson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 meters: 51.52 ; 800 meters: 1:59.93
Medal record
World Indoor Championships

Natoya Goule (born 30 March 1991) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner.^[3] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.

Running career

Youth

Goule established herself in athletics already by the age of 12, when she ran at the ISSA Athletic Championships in Jamaica.^[4] Before she moved out of Jamaica to pursue athletics further, she accumulated 14 gold medals at the ISSA championships, and 12 at the CARIFTA Games.^[4]

International

Goule first attended South Plains College and ran for their track team. At around the same time South Plains was already recruiting other Jamaican runners, such as Kemoy Campbell. Eventually, however, she would go on to study and run at Louisiana State University. After a few seasons at LSU she transferred to Clemson. In 2014, she was a member of Jamaica's women's 4x400 relay team which won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.^[5]^[6]

Year	Competition	Venue	Place	Time
2015	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	6th	2:05.19
2015	ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Tallahassee, FL	1st	2:01.32
2015	NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships	Fayetteville, AR	1st	2:01.64
2015	ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships	Blacksburg, VA	2nd	2:03.57
2013	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	2:00.06
2013	SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	Columbia, MO	1st	2:01.12
2013	NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships	Fayetteville, AR	1st	2:02.00
2013	SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships	Fayetteville, AR	2nd	2:03.08

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2005	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	800 m	2:14.16
2005	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	1500 m	4:39.05
2006	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	1st	800 m	2:09.59
			1st	1500 m	4:32.70
			1st	4x400 m	3:43.65
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	800 m	2:09.15
			1st	1200 m	3:33.74
			1st	4x400 m	3:45.31
2007	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	1st	800 m	2:11.68
	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	1st	1500 m	4:36.26
	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	8th (sf)	800 m	2:08.37
2008	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	800 m	2:05.90
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	1st	1500 m	4:33.69
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	22nd (h)	800 m	2:09.55
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	9th (h)	4x400 m	3:38.00
2009	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	1st	800 m	2:09:27
			1st	1500 m	4:27.48
			1st	4x400 m	3:36.21
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	800 m	2:06.03
			1st	1500 m	4:36.34
			1st	4x400 m	3:37.15
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	1st	800 m	2:07.20
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	10th (sf)	800 m	2:05.07
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	3rd	4x400 m	3:32.24
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	3rd	800 m	2:02.83
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	4x400 m	3:29.86
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	800 m	2:02.02
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	–	4x400 m	DQ
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	18th (h)	800 m	2:00.93
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	6th	800 m	2:01.89
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd (h)	4x400 m	3:29.43^[7]
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4x800 m	8:17.22
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	800 m	2:04.23
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	33rd (h)	800 m	2:02.37
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	17th (h)	800 m	2:08.23
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	800 m	2:00.49

References

^ 2014 CWG profile
^ ^a ^b All-Athletics. "Profile of Natoya Goule".
^ "Natoya Goule". IAAF. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Beyond the Finish Line--Natoya Goule". 11 March 2014.
^ Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-09.
^ Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-09.
^ Was not selected to run in the final where Jamaica won the silver

[1] 2014 CWG profile

[All-Athletics-2] All-Athletics. "Profile of Natoya Goule".

[Bio-3] "Natoya Goule". IAAF. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[Observe-4] "Beyond the Finish Line--Natoya Goule". 11 March 2014.

[5] Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-09.

[6] Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2015-12-09.

[7] Was not selected to run in the final where Jamaica won the silver

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