Kirsten Nieuwendam

Kirsten Nieuwendam (born August 26, 1991, in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese athlete, who attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and currently attends Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Nieuwendam broke the national Women's 200 metres record at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 24.46 seconds, despite being eliminated in the first round. She competed in the Women's 200 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but ranked 46th and was again eliminated in the first round.