Tonja Yevette Buford

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Buford, Tonja Yevette was born on December 13, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Georgianna Buford.

Graduate, University of Illinois, 1993.

Member, United States Olympic Team, Barcelona, Spain, 1992; member, United States Olympic Team, Atlanta, 1996.

Tonja Yevette Buford has been listed as a noteworthy Track and field Olympic athlete by Marquis Who's Who.

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Recipient 16 individual Big Ten championships University of Illinois, 9 relay Big Ten championships, conference title indoor awards for 55 and 200 dashes, 55 hurdles, conference title outdoor awards for 100, 200, 400 and both hurdles, bronze medal Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba, 1991, silver medal Pan American Games, Argentina, 1995, silver medal World Championships, Gothenburg, 1995, bronze medal 400 meter hurdles Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1996. Participant Olympics, Barcelona, 1992. Ranked 7th in world for 400 meter hurdles, 1992, ranked 5th, 1993, ranked 2nd, 1995, ranked 3rd, 1996, ranked 6th, 1997.

Recipient 16 individual Big Ten championships University of Illinois, 9 relay Big Ten championships, conference title indoor awards for 55 and 200 dashes, 55 hurdles, conference title outdoor awards for 100, 200, 400 and both hurdles, bronze medal Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba, 1991, silver medal Pan American Games, Argentina, 1995, silver medal World Championships, Gothenburg, 1995, bronze medal 400 meter hurdles Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1996. Participant Olympics, Barcelona, 1992. Ranked 7th in world for 400 meter hurdles, 1992, ranked 5th, 1993, ranked 2nd, 1995, ranked 3rd, 1996, ranked 6th, 1997.