Ebony Morrison

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ebony Morrison

| honorific_suffix = OLY

| full_name = Ebony Leea Morrison

| image = 2023 African Games athletics 15.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|28}}

| education = Southridge High School

| alma_mater = University of Miami

| height =

| weight =

| sport = Athletics

| event = 100 meters hurdles

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{LBR}} }}

}}

Ebony Leea Morrison {{post-nominals|list=OLY}} (born 28 December 1994) is a Black American hurdler. Her paternal ancestry was traced to Liberia, which allowed her to gain citizenship and compete for the country.{{Cite web |last=Stories |first=Local |date=2024-03-28 |title=Life & Work with Ebony Morrison - Voyage MIA Magazine {{!}} Miami City Guide |url=https://voyagemia.com/interview/life-work-with-ebony-morrison-of-miami-richmond-heights/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=voyagemia.com |language=en-US}} At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she represented Liberia. She ran a time of 12.74 in the women's 100m hurdles and was a semi finalist.{{cite web |title=Athletics - Morrison, Ebony |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1736878-morrison-ebony.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=26 July 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727182154/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1736878-morrison-ebony.htm |url-status=dead }} She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Morrison attended Auburn University before transferring in 2014–2015 to the University of Miami where she studied film and media studies. At Miami, she competed in the women's 60m and 100m hurdles.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title=Ebony Morrison |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/ebony-morrison/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=University of Miami Athletics |language=en-US}}

Morrison was one of three competitors representing Liberia at the 2020 Olympics, along with sprinters Joseph Fahnbulleh and Emmanuel Matadi. She and Fahnbulleh carried the Liberian flag in the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony.{{cite web |title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony |website=www.worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=26 July 2021}} The team's outfits were designed by Liberian-American designer Telfar Clemens.{{cite web |title=Telfar Staged a Runway Show During The Olympics Opening Ceremony |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/telfar-team-liberia-olympic-uniforms |website=W Magazine |date=23 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |language=en}}

Morrison earned a spot on Team Liberia for the 2024 Summer Olympics and ran in the women's 100m hurdles competition in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=2024 Paris Olympics - Athletes - Ebony Morrison |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ebony-morrison |website=Olympics Official Website}} She ran a 12.93 in Serie 2 and later competed in the Repechage Round, where she placed first in her heat with a time of 12.82 .{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Results of Athletics - Athletics 100m Hurdles Women's - Women's at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://english.elpais.com/sports/results/olympic-games/atletismo/atletismo-100m-vallas-femenino/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=EL PAÍS |language=en-us}}

Personal life

Morrison was born to Stacey Morrison and Demar Woodson and grew up in Miami, Florida. Her maternal grandmother, Almarita “Rita” Mackins, played a huge role in helping her mother raise her.{{Cite web |last=Tinsley |first=Gigi |date=2014-09-11 |title=Stacey Morrison's final curtain call |url=https://www.miamitimesonline.com/faith_family/stacey-morrison-s-final-curtain-call/article_98f7f9d2-9098-11e6-bd3c-10604b9ffe60.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Miami Times |language=en}} She attended Southridge High School and Auburn University, where she earned a full-ride scholarship for track and field. After the passing of her mother from cancer in 2014, she returned to Miami to be closer to her grandmother. She also received another full-ride scholarship to continue her pursuit of track at the University of Miami.

Morrison earned her Bachelor's in Motion Picture Production with a minor in Theatre at the University of Miami. Her love for track and the arts can be attributed to her mother, Stacey, who ran track and studied theatre at Morgan State University. Her mother later became a theatre professor at Florida A&M University.

References

External links

{{World Athletics|united-states/ebony-morrison-14438640}}
[https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/flag-bearers-ebony-morrison-and-joseph-fahnbulleh-of-team-news-photo/1330219573 Image of Morrison and fellow-flagbearer Joseph Fahnbulleh] at Getty Images
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com profile|ebony-morrison}}

{{succession box

| before = Emmanuel Matadi

| title = Flag bearer for {{LBR}}

| years = Tokyo 2020
with
Joseph Fahnbulleh

| after = Thelma Davies
Emmanuel Matadi

}}

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic athletes for Liberia

Category:Liberian female hurdlers

Category:Auburn University alumni

Category:University of Miami alumni