- Status: Active
- Height: 180cm (5’11)
- Age: 24
- Birthday: March 23, 2001
- Nationality: American
- Events: Heptathlon, 400-meter hurdles
- Personal Bests:
- Heptathlon: 7032 points
- 400m hurdles: 54.43s
- High jump: 1.95m
- 800m: 2:01.23s
- 400m: 51.68s
- 100m hurdles: 13.19s
- 200m: 23.37s
- Long jump: 6.44m
- Shot put: 14.86m
- Javelin: 46.16m
Anna Hall Honours
- 2023 World Championships Silver in the heptathlon
- 2022 World Championships Bronze in the heptathlon
- 2024 Olympic Games fifth in the heptathlon
- National Heptathlon Champion x3
Sports Career of Anna Hall | Anna Hall Biography
Anna hall is an American heptathlete who is tied for the second highest score of all time.
Hall was born in Denver, Colorado to an athletic family. She played many sports growing up such as football, basketball, tennis, and athletics. Her ability to juggle multiple sports would come in handy in her future career as a heptathlete.
She would show exceptional promise in the multi-events and individual events through high school, winning the New Balance Indoor Championships in the pentathlon three times from 2017 to 2019. In 2018, she would qualify for her first national team, finishing ninth at the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland despite being only 17.
In 2019, she would win the Pan-American U20 championships in the heptathlon.
College Career
After high-school, Hall would spend the next three years at the University of Georgia. As a freshman, she finished second in the pentathlon and third in the high jump at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships.
She would skip the heptathlon at the outdoor NCAA championships to focus on preparing for the U.S. Olympic Trials delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she fell in her 100-meter hurdle race at the Olympic trials and broke her left foot. The injury would require surgery and she wouldn’t be able to walk until October, four months later.
In an interview with Track and Field News she said, “I didn’t really know what the future would hold or if I would have to switch events.”
While she was recovering from her injury, Hall would transfer to the University of Florida. In her first competition back from her injury in January 2022, she would jump 5.97 meters in the long jump, run 8.41 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump 1.70 meters, and throw the shot put 12.31 meters.
She would go on to win the NCAA indoor title in the pentathlon and the outdoor title in the heptathlon, helping her school win its first ever women’s outdoor national championship. Her score of 6,458 points in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays would break the previous collegiate record held by the World Record holder in the event, Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Later that spring at the USATF Combined Event Championships, she would beat her personal best again with a score of 6,458 points.
Hall’s success continued when she scored 6,755 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, improving her personal best by almost 300 points and capturing bronze.
Start of Anna Hall’s Professional Career
In August 2022, Hall signed with Adidas. The following May, she would improve her heptathlon personal best by 233 points and set a world-leading mark of 6,988 at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria, setting personal bests in five events on the way. She would finish second at the World Championships behind Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Hall would require a small knee procedure the next January and have to miss the World Indoor Championships. She would return in the summer to win the heptathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the Olympic Games, she would place fifth overall.
In May 2025, Hall would once again find success at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. She would break the 7,000 point mark with a score of 7,032 to tie Carolina Klüftfor the second highest score of all time. En route to this score, she would set a new heptathlon in the 800-meter with a time of 2:01.23.
Anna Hall Personal Life and Other Facts | Who is Anna Hall?
Anna Hall comes from an athletic family. Her dad, David Hall, competed at the University of Michigan in the decathlon. He was also the quarterback of the football team and a basketball player. Her mother, Ronette, was also naturally athletic.
Anna Hall has four sisters. Hall’s older sister Kathryn played tennis at the University of Michigan. Her other older sister, Julia, ran track for this school.
Before settling on athletics Anna Hall tried many other sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey.
She has a tattoo of “LAK I-VIII-XVII” on her left hip.
FAQs
How tall is Anna Hall? | Anna Hall Height
Anna Hall is about 180 centimeters tall (5’11”), according to her university bio.
How Old is Anna Hall?
Anna Hall was born on March 23, 2001, making her 24 at the time of writing.
What is Anna Hall’s Ethnicity? | Anna Hall Parents
Anna Hall’s dad is Caucasian and her mom is mixed race. Anna Hall’s dad was a three-state athlete at Michigan, he competed in the decathlon, football, and basketball.
What Medals Has Anna Hall Won? | Anna Hall Medals
Anna Hall has wone a silver and a bronze medal at the last two World Championships in the heptathlon. Her highest finish at the Olympics is fifth.
What surgery did Anna Hall Have? | Anna Hall Injury | Anna Hall Surgery
Anna Hall has had several surgeries. At the 2021 trials, she fell while hurdling and broke her navicular bone in her left foot. It would need to be surgically repaired. Three years later, she would have knee surgery and miss the World Indoor Championships.
Where is Anna Hall From?
Anna Hall is from Denver, Colorado. She grew up in the state before moving to Georgia for University.
Who is Anna Hall’s Husband?
Anna Hall isn’t married. She dated tennis player Ben Shelton from November 21 until sometime in 2023. She has also allegedly dated NFL player Joejuan Williams. Most recently, she was dating New York Giants Wide Receiver Darious Slayton
