Ebony Collins

{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1989)}}

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| nationality = American

| sport = Running

| event = Sprints

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California

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100m: 11.44 (Marrakesh 2005)
200m: 23.42 (Greensboro 2005)
400m: 52.03 (Walnut 2010)

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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|NACAC Under-23 Championships}}

{{MedalGold |2010 Miramar|4×400 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver |2010 Miramar|400 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}}

{{MedalGold |2005 Marrakesh|Medley relay}}

{{MedalSilver |2005 Marrakesh|100 m}}

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Ebony Collins (born March 11, 1989) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

After a successful track season in 2005, Collins was named USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/Annual-Awards/TF/YouthAthleteOfTheYear.aspx|title=USA Track & Field - Annual Awards - Youth Athlete of the Year|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}} She holds USA Track and Field age group records in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 400 metres hurdles.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=youth&sport=TF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917093002/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=youth&sport=TF|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-17|title=USATF - Statistics - Records|publisher=usatf.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}}

Collins attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California.{{cite web|url=http://news.youthrunner.com/news/story/ebony-collins-receives-award|title=Youth Runner|publisher=news.youthrunner.com|accessdate=2016-07-14|archive-date=26 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026091326/https://news.youthrunner.com/news/story/ebony-collins-receives-award|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28,0,3213933.story|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 June 2005|accessdate=2016-07-14}} In 2005, she won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the CIF California state track and field championships in Sacramento.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-hscollins28jun28-story.html|title=Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 June 2005|accessdate=2016-07-14}}

Collins was a multiple time college All-American.{{cite web|url=http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/1803478.html|title=TFRRS | Ebony Collins|publisher=tfrrs.org|accessdate=2016-07-14}} Running for West Los Angeles College, she earned a Western State Conference and Southern California community college championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 {{cite web|url=http://www.wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLAC%20Ladies%20Win%20Track%20Western%20Conf5-2-08.pdf|publisher=West LA College|title=West Track & Field Takes 1st & 3rd At Western States Conference Championship|date=May 2, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLACLadiesTrack2ndatState052708.pdf|title=West Ladies Track Takes 2nd At State Track & Field Championships|publisher=West LA College|date=May 27, 2008}}