Wendy Vereen

Biography

Wenda "Wendy" Vereen (born April 24, 1966) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. She was the top ranked national runner in high school in 1983 and 1984. She set personal records of 11.17 seconds for the 100 m and 22.63 seconds for the 200 m. Her career was highlighted by three relay medals – a 4×100-meter relay silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, a medley relay gold medal at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and a bronze at the 1989 IAAF World Cup. She twice represented the United States individually, competing in the 200 m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1993 and 1995.

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