VALENCIA, Spain March 11, 2008 - Team USA picked up two gold medals, one silver and two bronze on the final day of competition at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships to finish the three-day meet atop the medal table once again.
2007 Pan Am Games 4×100m silver medalist Shareese Woods (Charlotte, N.C.) went out strong in the final of the women’s 400m, trailing only the Russians, Olesya Zykina and indoor world record holder Natalya Nazarova. She was able to hold on to their brisk pace and win the bronze medal in a personal best 51.41. Olympic 4×400m gold medalist Moushaumi Robinson (New Albany, Ohio) was sixth in 53.10.
In the women’s 4×400m, Woods picked up another bronze medal with the help of teammates Angel Perkins (Cerritos, Calif.), Miriam Barnes (Ruston, La.), and Robinson. They crossed the line in 3:29.30
For more information on Team USA at the World Indoor Championships, visit USA Track & Field.
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