SILVER MEDALISTS VISITS MILTON BASKETBALL CAMP

Kim Batten visits campers Olympian Kim Batten, center, stopped by the Samuel Hines Basketball Camp at Crabapple First Baptist Church to talk with the attendees about the importance of good decision making and sticking with your goals.

July 17, 2009
The 60-plus campers attending the Samuel Hines Basketball Camp at Crabapple First Baptist Church in Milton got a special surprise July 15 when a two-time Olympian talked with them about meeting their goals.

Kim Batten, who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won the Silver Medal in the women's 400-meter hurdles in the Atlanta Games, stopped by the camp to impress upon the children the importance of good decision making.

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The career highlights for the former Olympian in the 400-meter hurdles are lengthy and include a 1995 World Championship, a 1995 Pan Am Championship, six U.S. Outdoor Championships, a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and a bronze medal in the 1998 World Cup. Batten is the former world-record holder in the 400H and is still the current American record holder (52.61). She is a two-time Olympic qualifier in 1996 and 2000.

Batten currently owns Body By Batten Sports Performance and Fitness.

The 1991 Florida State graduate was previously a financial advisor at AXA Advisors. Before that Batten coached at Florida State from 1991-2000, first as a volunteer assistant coach and then as an assistant coach.

Women’s Athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	400m hurdles
World Championships
Gold	1995 Gothenburg	400 m hurdles
Silver	1997 Athens	4x400 m relay
Bronze	1997 Athens	400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold	1995 Mar del Plata	400 m hurdles

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