Natoya Goule-Toppin (born 30 March 1991) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the current Jamaican record holder at the event both out- and indoors, and also for the indoor 1000 metres.
She has represented Jamaica on numerous occasions, including both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Running career Youth Goule established herself in athletics already by the age of 12, when she ran at the ISSA Athletic Championships in Jamaica. Representing Manchester High School, she holds records in the Girls' Class 1 1500m as well as the Class 3 800m, and she has accumulated 15 individual gold medals at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, and 12 individual at the CARIFTA Games.
International Goule first attended South Plains College and ran for their track team. At around the same time South Plains was already recruiting other Jamaican runners, such as Kemoy Campbell. Eventually, however, she would go on to study and run at Louisiana State University. After a few seasons at LSU she transferred to Clemson.
In 2014, racing in the heats, she was a member of Jamaica's women's 4x400 relay team which won the silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Natoya Goule LSU Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.Natoya Goule Clemson Track and Field results. TFRRS. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
Goule has won races at numerous meetings; for example, in 2022, she won two 800 metres indoor events (NY New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and World Indoor Tour's Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais where she improved her Jamaican indoor record to 1:58.46), and a 1000-metres indoor event (Clemson Invitational, Clemson, SC).
She placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade with a time of 2:01.18.
Achievements Circuit performances
International competitions 2005CARIFTA Games (U17)Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago1st800 m2:14.161st1500 m4:39.052006CARIFTA Games (U17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe1st800 m2:09.591st1500 m4:32.701st3:43.65Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st800 m2:09.151st1200 m3:33.741st3:45.312007CARIFTA Games (U17)Providenciales, Turks and Caicos1st800 m2:11.681st1500 m4:36.26World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic8th (sf)800 m2:08.372008CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis1st800 m2:05.901st1500 m4:33.69World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland22nd (h)800 m2:09.559th (h)3:38.002009CARIFTA Games (U20)Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia1st800 m2:09:271st1500 m4:27.481st3:36.212010CARIFTA Games (U20)George Town, Cayman Islands1st800 m2:06.031st1500 m4:36.341st3:37.15Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.1st800 m2:07.20World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada10th (sf)800 m2:05.073rd3:32.242011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico3rd800 m2:02.831st3:29.862013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico1st800 m2:02.02 –DQWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (h)800 m2:00.932014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland6th800 m2:01.892nd3:29.43 IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th8:17.22Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom12th (sf)800 m2:04.232015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China33rd (h)800 m2:02.372016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States17th (h)800 m2:08.23Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil25th (h)800 m2:00.492017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom22nd (h)800 m2:01.772018World Indoor ChampionshipBirmingham, United Kingdom8th (h)800 m2:02.49Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia3rd800 m1:58.82NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada2nd800 m1:57.952019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1st800 m2:01.263rd3:27.61World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th800 m2:00.112021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan8th800 m1:58.262022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th800 m i2:01.18World ChampionshipsEugene, United States5th800 m1:57.90Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m1:57.882nd3:26.932023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary18th (sf)800 m2:00.782024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12th (sf)800 m2:01.41Olympic GamesParis, France18th (sf)800 m1:59.142025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan20th (sf)800 m1:59.582026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11th (sf)800 m2:00.69
Other competitions 2015NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6th800 m2:05.19ACC Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsTallahassee, FL1st800 m2:01.32NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, AR1st800 m 2:01.64ACC Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsBlacksburg, VA2nd800 m i2:03.572013NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1st800 m2:00.06SEC Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsColumbia, MO1st800 m2:01.12NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, AR1st800 m i2:02.00SEC Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, AR2nd800 m i2:03.08
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