Interview with Dawn Harper Nelson
By: Where It Begins
Q. Tell us who you are and where you’re from.
A. I am Dawn Harper-Nelson, an Olympic gold and silver medalist. I am a wife and a mom and I am also from East St. Louis.
Q. What made you want to compete in the Olympics?
A. Well, I started running track and became passionate about it early in life. Then I really started competing once I reached UCLA. I met my role Joyner Kersey, when I was about 13 and she gave me some encouraging words. I had the talent and I worked hard at it and I took off from there.
Q. How was the experience training for the Olympics in Japan?
A. It was mind blowing! I actually competed in two other Olympics, Beijing and London. It was just the thought of meeting people with different cultures all over the globe, and to be amongst the best of the best from each country.
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