Carmiesha Cox

Bahamian sprinter and hurdler

Carmiesha Cox

Personal information

Nationality

Bahamas

Born

(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29)
The Bahamas

Sport

Running

Event(s)

100 metres, 200 metres,

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing the Bahamas
Pan American Junior Championships
	2011 Miramar	4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (Youth)
	2012 San Salvador	100 m
	2012 San Salvador	200 m
	2012 San Salvador	4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
	2012 Hamilton	4×100 m relay
	2013 Nassau	4×100 m relay
	2012 Hamilton	100 m
	2013 Nassau	100 m
	2013 Nassau	200 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
	2011 Montego Bay	200 m
	2011 Montego Bay	4×100 m relay

Carmiesha Cox (born 16 May 1995) is a Bahamian sprinter and hurdler who attended Purdue University. She was part of a gold medal winning Bahamian team at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.^[1]^[2] She ran the third leg of the 4x400 metres Relay at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Early life

Carmiesha Arecta Anna Cox was born to Carmen and Dwight Cox. She has four siblings. Three older brothers; Terhan, Dwight and Dalano. She has one older sister; Teneel. She attened high school at Aquinas College. She attended Purdue university from the year 2014 until 2018. She majored in Business Management.

References

^ "Bahamas Athletics' Athlete Profiles: Andre Colebrooke, Carmiesha Cox, Devynne Charlton". The Bahamas Weekly. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "Added for relay duties are Camiesha Cox and Keianna Albury (women's 4 x 100m);". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 13 February 2022.