Kiara Parker
{{short description|American sprinter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kiara Parker
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|28}}
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| country = United States
| sport = Track and field
| event = Sprinting
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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Doha|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|NACAC Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Toronto|4×100 m relay}}
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Kiara Parker (born October 28, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in sprint.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/kiara-parker-309667
|title=Kiara Parker Athlete Profile |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=October 5, 2019}} She represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, winning a bronze medal in 4 × 100 metres relay.{{cite web|url=
https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/results/women/4x100-metres-relay/final/result
|title=4x100 Metres Relay women. IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019 |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}
After an undefeated senior season at Westlake High School in Waldorf, Maryland, Parker enrolled at the University of Arkansas. Competing in the indoor and outdoor sprints, Kiara was an eight time All-American for the Razorbacks. As of 2019, she is the school record holder in both the 100m meters (11.02) and 60 meters (7.15).
She is sponsored by Asics.
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Category:American female sprinters
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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