Natoya Goule

Natoya Goule-Toppin (born 30 March 1991)[2] is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the current Jamaican record holder at the event both out- and indoors, and also for the indoor 1000 metres.

Natoya Goule-Toppin
Goule competing in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991
Manchester, Jamaica[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 meters
College teamSouth Plains College
LSU
Clemson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nassau4×400 m mixed
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast800 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima800 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto800 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Morelia800 m
Gold medal – first place2011 Mayagüez4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 Mayagüez800 m
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2008 Basseterre 800 m
Gold medal – first place2008 Basseterre 1500 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Vieux Fort800 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Vieux Fort1500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 George Town800 m
Gold medal – first place2010 George Town1500 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place2005 Bacolet 800 m
Gold medal – first place2005 Bacolet 1500 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes800 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes1500 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales800 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales1500 m

She has represented Jamaica on numerous occasions, including both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Running career

Youth

Goule established herself in athletics already by the age of 12, when she ran at the ISSA Athletic Championships in Jamaica.[3] Representing Manchester High School, she holds records in the Girls' Class 1 1500m as well as the Class 3 800m, and she has accumulated 15 individual gold medals at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, and 12 individual at the CARIFTA Games.[4][3]

International

Goule first attended South Plains College and ran for their track team. At around the same time South Plains was already recruiting other Jamaican runners, such as Kemoy Campbell. Eventually, however, she would go on to study and run at Louisiana State University. After a few seasons at LSU she transferred to Clemson.

In 2014, racing in the heats, she was a member of Jamaica's women's 4x400 relay team which won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[5][6]

Goule has won races at numerous meetings; for example, in 2022, she won two 800 metres indoor events (NY New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and World Indoor Tour's Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais where she improved her Jamaican indoor record to 1:58.46), and a 1000-metres indoor event (Clemson Invitational, Clemson, SC).[2]

She placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 2:01.18.[7]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800 m 2:14.16
1st 1500 m 4:39.05
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st 800 m 2:09.59
1st 1500 m 4:32.70
1st 4 × 400 m 3:43.65
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17)		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800 m 2:09.15
1st 1200 m 3:33.74
1st 4 × 400 m 3:45.31
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 1st 800 m 2:11.68
1st 1500 m 4:36.26
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 8th (sf) 800 m 2:08.37
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st 800 m 2:05.90
1st 1500 m 4:33.69
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 22nd (h) 800 m 2:09.55
9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:38.00
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 800 m 2:09:27
1st 1500 m 4:27.48
1st 4 × 400 m 3:36.21
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st 800 m 2:06.03
1st 1500 m 4:36.34
1st 4 × 400 m 3:37.15
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 1st 800 m 2:07.20
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 10th (sf) 800 m 2:05.07
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:32.24
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd 800 m 2:02.83
1st 4 × 400 m 3:29.86
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st 800 m 2:02.02
– 4 × 400 m DQ
World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (h) 800 m 2:00.93
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 800 m 2:01.89
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:29.43 [n 1]
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 800 m 8:17.22
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 800 m 2:04.23
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 33rd (h) 800 m 2:02.37
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 17th (h) 800 m 2:08.23
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (h) 800 m 2:00.49
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 800 m 2:01.77
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th (h) 800 m 2:02.49
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 800 m 1:58.82
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 800 m 1:57.95
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 800 m 2:01.26
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:27.61
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 800 m 2:00.11
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 800 m 1:58.26
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th 800 m i 2:01.18
World Championships Eugene, United States 5th 800 m 1:57.90
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th 800 m 1:57.88
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:26.93
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (sf) 800 m 2:00.78
  1. Time from the heats; Goule was replaced in the final where Jamaica won the silver

Other competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
 Representing Louisiana State University & Clemson University
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 800 m 2:05.19
ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Tallahassee, FL 1st 800 m 2:01.32
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 1st 800 m i 2:01.64
ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships Blacksburg, VA 2nd 800 m i 2:03.57
2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 800 m 2:00.06
SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Columbia, MO 1st 800 m 2:01.12
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 1st 800 m i 2:02.00
SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships Fayetteville, AR 2nd 800 m i 2:03.08

References
  1. 2014 CWG profile
  2. "Natoya GOULE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Beyond the Finish Line--Natoya Goule". 11 March 2014.
  4. Foster, Anthony (27 February 2020). "Boys and Girls Champs Records" (PDF). Track Alerts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
  6. Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
  7. "Ajee' Wilson wins 800m gold at World Indoor Championships". LetsRun.com. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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