Aleia Hobbs is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in sprints. She won three global medals as part of national women’s 4 × 100 meters relays. Hobbs is the North American indoor record holder for the 60 m with a time of 6.94 seconds set in February 2023, becoming the second-fastest woman of all time at the event. She won two U.S. national titles and is also a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion. She won Silver Medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 4×100 m relay. She won a Gold medal at the 2022 Eugene World Championships in the 4×100 m relay. She won Gold Medal at the 2019 Yokohama World Relays. She also won the Gold medal at the 2015 Edmonton Pan American Junior in the 4×100 m relay.
She committed to the LSU Lady Tigers in 2014 and ran for them until mid-2018, when she turned pro and signed a sponsorship deal with adidas. During her time at LSU, Hobbs also represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships, where she earned a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Medal record
Women’s track and field: Representing the United States
World Relays
| Gold medal – first place | 2019 Yokohama | 4×100 m relay |
Pan American Junior Championships
| Gold medal – first place | 2015 Edmonton | 4×100 m relay |
| Silver medal – second place | 2015 Edmonton | 100 m |
Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar catches up with Aleia Hobbs World Champion in 4×100 m relay representing the United States, she talks about her fitness routine, diet, exercise and the success story.
Namita Nayyar:
You represented the United States at the 2019 World Relays, anchoring the United States to gold. Share your Mental & physical strategies to achieve this goal?
Aleia Hobbs:
I had to prepare myself mentally, yes, I was prepared for my race but I’m also human so I had to block out all distractions and redirect myself and do what I came to do ; which was to be a help to my team and bring home the Gold back to the US.
Namita Nayyar:
Did you always have your eyes set on becoming a professional athlete, unlike your siblings? If not, when did this occur?
Aleia Hobbs:
I’ve always watched professional runners compete and thought to myself “this could be me one day “, I realized that dream may come true my junior / senior year of college when I started running professional times.
Namita Nayyar:
Introduce us to a day in your life, as an athlete and a woman full of aspirations.
Aleia Hobbs:
Wake up, say a prayer and start breakfast and read a page from out my motivational series. I then get ready to go train, afterward; I come home; most likely recover in my hot tub if the weather is nice, do a little reading /meditation and spend time with my family.
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