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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Pickering, ON, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Elite Edge Track Club: Canada |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Psychology - University Of Miami: Miami Beach, FL, USA |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Dancing, writing poetry, travelling, shopping, food, listening to music and watching movies. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Injuries | She suffered a torn meniscus in 2008 and had surgery on it, recovering in 8 to 10 weeks. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Making the final at the Olympics and winning an NCAA title. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Other sports | She competed in dance for several years, and played soccer, volleyball and basketball. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Ruperta Charles, an athlete from Antigua. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She used to play soccer and her speed was spotted by a track coach who asked her to come out and try track athletics. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Her parents. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Awards and honours | She graduated from the University of Miami with All-American honours. She was also an All-Academic recipient, recognising the best student-athletes. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Gregory Portnoy |
| Coach from what year? | 2001 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started athletics at the age of 10 in 1995. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Competing for | Canada |
| Tournament | Olympic Games |
| Location | Beijing |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | Cantonese, Russian, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Tabs, Tabi, Babs. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "When its your time its your time...Nothing happens before it." (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Russia |