Carmiesha Cox


Carmiesha Cox is a Bahamian sprinter and hurdler who attended Purdue University. She was part of a gold-medal winning Bahamian team at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. She also ran the third leg of the 4x400 metres Relay at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Early life

Carmiesha Arecta Anna Cox was born to Carmen and Dwight Cox. She has four siblings - three older brothers and one older sister. Cox attended high school at Aquinas College. She later attended Purdue University, from 2014 to 2018, where she majored in Business Management.