D'Andre Hill

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameD'Andre M.•Hill (-Montgomery)
Used nameD'Andre•Hill
Nick/petnamesDeeDee
Born19 April 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Measurements164 cm / 53 kg
AffiliationsLSU Tigers, Baton Rouge (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

D’Andre Hill was a female sprinter who ran the 100 metres at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She made the team by finishing third at the 1996 US Olympic Trials, her only podium finish at a USA Nationals. Hill won a gold medal at the 1995 World University Games in the 4x100 relay, and also ran that year in the heats of the relay at the World Championships.

Hill ran in college at LSU, graduating in 1996. She won the NCAA 100 in 1995-96, and won the NCAA Indoor at 55 metres in 1996. She also finished second in the NCAA 200 in 1996, both indoors and outdoors. In 1994 she was third at the NCAA Outdoors in both the 100 and 200. Hill helped LSU to victories in the 4x100 at the NCAA for three consecutive years, 1994-96. She was honored with the 1996 Honda Award, given to the NCAA Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

Hill later went into coaching, serving initially as a sprint and relay coach at Texas Christian University, and then becoming head women’s coach at Vanderbilt University.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.92 (1996).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Athletics USA D'Andre Hill
100 metres, Women (Olympic) 6 h1 r3/4

Special Notes