Wadeline Venlogh

Wadeline Venlogh
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Jonathas at the 2020 Gyulai István Memorial
Personal information
Birth nameWadeline Jonathas
Nationality Haiti
 United States
Born (1998-02-19) February 19, 1998
Gonaïves, Haiti[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Haiti
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 m, 200 m
Turned pro2020
Coached byKarim Abdel Wahab
Curtis Frye
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 49.60

400 m (i): 51.32
200 m: 22.91

Long Jump: 6.28 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×400m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 4×400m mixed

Wadeline Venlogh (born February 19, 1998 in Gonaïves, Haiti) is an Haitian track and field athlete.[2] Representing the United States, she won gold in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2019 World Championships, placed fourth in the 400 m, claimed the gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and secured a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m mixed relay at the 2022 World Championships. In 2025, Wadeline switched her sporting allegiance from the United States to Haiti, her country of birth.[3]

Professional

Jonathas started a career in January 2020.[4] In 2020, she achieved the world leading mark in the 400 meters, with a time of 51.32, set in the prelims of the Toyota USATF Indoor Championships. She ended up winning the final race in 51.54 seconds, and finished her indoor season undefeated in the 400 meters, with all her times under 52 seconds.

Representing Haiti, Venlogh won the 2025 NACAC Championships 400m silver medal.[5]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.75
2021 Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 11th 400 m 50.51
1st 4 × 400 m 3:20.86 (p)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 400 m 49.60
1st 4 × 400 m 3:18.92
The Match Europe v USA Minsk, Belarus 1st 400 m 51.01
Representing the  Haiti
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, The Bahamas 2nd 400 m 50.23
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing Adidas
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th place 400 m 50.84
2021 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Eugene, Oregon 3rd place 400 m 50.03
2020 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st place 400 m 51.54
Representing University of South Carolina
2019 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd place 400 m 50.44

NCAA

Jonathas enjoyed one of the best collegiate seasons in South Carolina Gamecocks track and field history in 2019. Jonathas claimed two NCAA Division I Track and field championships, in the indoor 4 × 400 meters, with a time of 3:30.76, and the outdoor 400 meters in 50.60 seconds.[6] Jonathas proceeded to make the USATF roster for the 2019 IAAF World Championships and claimed 4th in the world in the 400 m with the fastest collegiate time in history at 49.60[7] and then won a gold medal with Team USA in the women's 4 × 400 m relay.

Jonathas won 2 titles (200 m, 400 m) at 2018 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a sophomore at UMass-Boston and finished 5th in long jump final.[8] Jonathas won 4 titles (60 m, 200 m, 400 m, Long jump) at 2018 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships as a sophomore at University of Massachusetts Boston.[9]

Jonathas won 2 titles (200 m, 400 m) at 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a freshman at UMass-Boston. Jonathas won her first National Collegiate Athletic Association title (400 m) while earning All-American honors in 200 metres and Long jump at 2017 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships as a freshman at University of Massachusetts Boston.

Prep

Jonathas is a 2016 alumnae of Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jonathas placed 2nd at 2016 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association MIAA All State Track and field Championship in 400 m (55.81).[10]

References

  1. ^ 2019 USATF Wadeline Jonathas profile
  2. ^ "Wadeline Jonathas". IAAF. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Dubey, Reyansh (August 13, 2025). "Team USA Olympian Makes Huge Career Switch Ahead of Tokyo World Athletics Championships". Essentially Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  4. ^ South Carolina's Wadeline Jonathas To Turn Pro South Carolina Gamecocks track and field
  5. ^ "5 th NACAC Athletics Championship Womens 400 Dash". Trackscoreboard. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Wadeline Jonathas University of South Carolina Track and Field 2019 Results". TFRRS. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "400 Metres Women – Final". World Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Wadeline Jonathas University of Massachusetts Boston Track and Field 2018 Profile". UMASS Boston. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Wadeline Jonathas University of Massachusetts Boston Track and Field 2018 Results". TFRRS. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. ^ MIAA All State Championship HS Womens Varsity 400 Meters Finals Athletic.net
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