Michelle Jenneke (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
Michelle Jenneke is an Australian hurdles athlete internationally known for her looks and signature move before a race.
Jenneke, who rose to fame in 2012 when a video of her dancing before her 100-meter hurdles event at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona went viral, will be back in the spotlight when the 2024 Paris Olympics come around later this month.
She is already going viral just this week as she took to her X account, formerly Twitter, and shared an adorable picture of herself smiling and doing her little dance before a race.
3 weeks til race day… starting to get excited!!! 😆🇦🇺💛💚 pic.twitter.com/JqLepouFoE
— Michelle Jenneke (@MJenneke93) July 17, 2024
Fans took to her comments and wished her well on her journey:
3 weeks til race day… starting to get excited!!! 😆🇦🇺💛💚 pic.twitter.com/JqLepouFoE
— Michelle Jenneke (@MJenneke93) July 17, 2024
Michelle Jenneke knows what it is like to win, as she won silver at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships, per Wikipedia.
Her success on the track and trending for her dance led to a modeling career, including a major Coca-Cola sponsorship deal and an appearance on Top Gear.
These days, she is currently in the midst of trying to pursue a BA in Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Sydney and competing under a scholarship for The University of Sydney Athletics Club.
The 31-year-old punched her ticket to Paris when she ran 12.88 seconds at the Australian National Championships in April.
Michelle Jenneke Runs Best Race of Her Life Just Ahead of The Paris Olympics
Michelle Jenneke might be 31 years old, but Father time hasn’t stopped her from getting better just yet.
It’s been more than 10 years since she became world famous courtesy of her famous jiggling warm-up dance, and now Jenneke has completely stunned her competitors and put the world on notice after she ran a personal best, 12.65, at the FBK Games [World Athletics event in the Netherlands].
‘PB by this much!!! 12.65 at the FBK Games [World Athletics event in the Netherlands] last night for the fastest race of my life,’ she posted to social media.
‘Thanks so much to the amazing crowd who stuck it out through the rainy weather to cheer us on.’
The “Hawk Tuah Girl” Has Been Identified, And Everyone Is Still Linking Her To One NFL Player
Hawk Tuah Girl (@timanddeetv/X)
The “Hawk Tuah Girl” has been identified following her viral moment earlier this month.
The female in question rose to internet fame after YouTubers Tim and Dee posted an interview showing her being interviewed with a friend while on a night out in Nashville, Tennessee.
An almost-normal conversation went wild after she was asked for the one move that always drives a man crazy,
“Oh, you gotta give him that hawk tuah, and spit on that thang! You get me?” she instructed.
Check it out below:
