| Aleia Hobbs | |
| Honorific Suffix: | OLY |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 5feet[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Sprints |
| Collegeteam: | LSU Lady Tigers (2015–2018)[2] |
| Turnedpro: | 2018[3] |
| Coach: | Dennis Shaver (2014–) |
Aleia Hobbs (born February 24, 1996)[4] is an American track and field sprinter competing in the 60 meters and 100 meters. Hobbs is the North American record holder for the indoor 60 m with a time of 6.94 seconds, set in February 2023, becoming the second-fastest woman of all time at the event.[5]
Hobbs won three global medals as part of national women's 4 × 100 meters relays. She has also won two U.S. national titles and is also a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion.
Aleia Hobbs 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, she 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 relay.
Hobbs represented the United States at the 2019 World Relays, anchoring the United States to gold.[6]
On April 3, 2021, she opened her outdoor season at the Battle on the Bayou in New Orleans, Louisiana with a world-leading time of 10.99 s in the 100 m.[7]
On February 18, 2023, the 26-year-old stormed to second on the world 60 m all-time list with a time of 6.94 seconds, just 0.02 s shy of 30-year-old Irina Privalova's world record, at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She took 0.01 s off the North American indoor record set by Gail Devers also in 1993.[8]
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
| Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters indoor | 6.94 | Albuquerque, NM, United States | February 18, 2023 | North American record, 2nd all time | ||
| 10.81 | +0.5 | Eugene, OR, United States | June 24, 2022 | [9] | ||
| 10.72 | +2.9 | Eugene, OR, United States | June 24, 2022 | (wind-assisted) | ||
| 42.05 | Knoxville, TN, United States | May 13, 2018 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Edmonton, AB, Canada | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.50 | −0.6 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 4×100 m relay | 43.79 | |||||
| 2019 | Yokohama, Japan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 43.27 | ||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 41.90 | ||||
| 2022 | Eugene, OR, United States | 6th | 10.92 | +0.8 | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 41.56 |
| Year | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.95 | +1.3 | Norfolk, VA, U.S. | |
| 2011 | 11.75 | +1.5 | New Orleans, LA, U.S. | |
| 2012 | 11.77 | +1.5 | Arlington, TX, U.S. | |
| 2013 | 11.68 | +1.8 | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | |
| −0.3 | Greensboro, NC, U.S. | |||
| 2014 | 11.49 | +1.2 | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | |
| 2015 | 11.13 | +2.0 | Eugene, OR, U.S. | |
| 2016 | 11.34 | +0.7 | Jacksonville, FL, U.S. | |
| 2017 | 10.85 | +2.0 | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | |
| 2018 | 10.90 | +1.9 | Tampa, FL, U.S. | |
| 10.86 | +3.7 | Austin, TX, U.S. | Wind-assisted | |
| 2019 | 11.03 | +0.2 | Shanghai, China | |
| 10.83 | +2.8 | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | Wind-assisted | |
| 2020 | 11.12 | +0.2 | Rome, Italy | |
| 2021 | 10.88 | +2.4 | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. | Wind-assisted |
| 10.91 | +0.7 | |||
| 2022 | 10.72 | +2.9 | Eugene, OR, U.S. | Wind-assisted |
| 10.81 | +0.5 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. Youth Championships (born 1996–1997) | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 24.19 | +1.0 | [10] | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.77 | +1.5 | [11] | ||||
| 2013 | U.S. World Youth Trials | 5th | 100 m | 12.09 | −2.1 | [12] | |||
| 2015 | 15th | 60 m | 7.68 | ||||||
| 6th | 100 m | 11.16 | +3.1 | Wind-assisted | |||||
| 5th | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 4×100 m relay | 43.69 | ||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.38 | +0.6 | [13] | ||||
| 2017 | 9th | 60 m | 7.26 | ||||||
| (semi 1) | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 4×100 m relay | — | Out of zone pass[14] | |||||
| 5th | 100 m | 11.12 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 7th | 100 m | 11.23 | +0.3 | [15] | |||||
| 2018 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 60 m | 7.07 | Collegiate record,[16] | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.01 | −0.7 | [17] | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | data-sort-value="400 relay" | 4×100 m relay | 42.25 | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.91 | +0.6 | [18] [19] | ||||
| 2019 | 6th | 100 m | 11.33 | −1.7 | [20] | ||||
| 2021 | 7th | 100 m | 11.20 | −1.0 | |||||
| 2022 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 10.72 | +2.9 | Wind-assisted | |||
| 2023 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 60 m | 6.94 | #2nd all time |