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{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Monique Hennagan
| image = Monique Hennagan Sydney 2000.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 26, 1976}}
| birth_place = [[Columbia, South Carolina]], U.S.
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalGold | [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] |[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] |[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay]]}}
}}

'''Monique Hennagan''' (born May 26, 1976, in [[Columbia, South Carolina]]) is an American athlete who mainly competes in the [[400 metres]]. She won her first [[Relay race|relay]] medal at the [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 World Indoor Championships]] and her second in 2003.

Monique Hennagan graduated from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] with a double major in [[Psychology]] and [[African-American studies|African American Studies]]. As a collegiate athlete, Hennagan was World Juniors gold {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay and silver 400 m medalist in 1994. At UNC, she was All-American in the 400 m and {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay. Additionally, 2 × [[NCAA]] Track and Field Champion both in the 400 m indoor and the 800 m outdoor in 1996. She was an 8 × ACC individual champion and won 400 m for four consecutive years.

As a post collegiate 1998–2009, Monique traveled the world competing as a professional track and field athlete. Hennagan was the silver medal recipient for women's {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay at the [[1998 Goodwill Games]]. At the [[2001 Goodwill Games]], Monique Hennagan won gold for the women's {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay. In 2002 and 2003, Hennagan was a 2 × USA Indoor 400 m Champion. In 2000 and 2004, Hennagan won [[Sydney Olympics 2000|Sydney's]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]]’ Olympics, respectively, for the women’s {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay; also, 4th place Champion in 400 m at the [[2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2004 Olympic Trials.]] Hennagan earned 2nd place finisher at [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|IAAF World Athletics Finals]] 400 m. She received a gold medal for the women’s {{nowrap|4 × 400 metre}} relay at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres|2007 World Championship in Athletics]]. Monique Hennagan has been ranked “Top 8 in the World” three times, including 3rd place in the world, personal highest.

In 2014, Monique Hennagan was inducted in South Carolina's Athletic Hall of Fame. Today, Monique travels the United States working for [[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees|American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees]] as an advocate for workers' rights. She will also serve as Treasurer, for Divine Appointment Transformation House; a non-profit organization that Monique's mother, Mary Hennagan, is currently developing. Additionally, Monique Hennagan is an independent consultant with Paparazzi accessories, www.myfunmyclassy.com.

==Personal Bests==
* 100 metres: 11.26 seconds (2005)
* 200 metres: 22.87 seconds (2005)
*300 metres: 36.52 seconds (2001)
* 400 metres: 49.56 seconds (2004)
*800 metres: 2:02.50 minutes (1996)
*{{nowrap|4 × 400 metres}} relay: 3:19.01 minutes (2004)

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
! colspan="6" | Representing the {{USA}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|rowspan=2|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|10th (sf)
|400 m
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|54.27]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:33.11]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|rowspan=2|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400 m
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|52.25]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:32.08]]
|-
|1998
| [[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
| [[Uniondale, New York]]
| bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
| 4 × 400 m relay
| 3:24.81
|-
| 1999
| [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]], [[Japan]]
| bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
| 4 × 400 m relay
|3:27.59
|-
| 2000
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
| [[Sydney, Australia]]
| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:22.62
|-
| 2001
| [[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
| [[Brisbane, Australia]]
| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
| 4 × 400 m relay
|3:24.63
|-
| 2003
| [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
| 4 × 400 m relay
|3:31.69
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
| [[Athens, Greece]]
| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:19.01
|-
| [[2nd IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[Monte Carlo, Monaco]]
| bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
| 400 metres
| 50.20
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 World Championship in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Osaka, Japan]]
| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
| 4 × 400 m relay
|3:23.37
|}
[[File:M.Hennagan2.jpg|thumb|Monique Hennagan, [[2004 Summer Olympics]], [[Athens|Athens, Greece]]|alt=|left|402x402px]]
[[File:M. Hennagan1.jpg|thumb|Monique Hennagan|alt=|401x401px]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{World Athletics||name=Monique Hennagan}}
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2009/Hennagan_Monique.asp Monique Hennagan's USATF bio]

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