Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach (born October 12, 1985) is a United States track and field athlete who won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was listed in The Coloradoan's #3 Top Sports Story of 2011 about her road to the 2012 Olympics. She is currently signed to Nike and trains in Colorado.^[1]

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Janay DeLoach

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Full name	Cynithia DeLoach Soukup
Nickname	Nay
Nationality	American
Born	(1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 38) Panama City, Florida, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump and hurdles
College team	Colorado State
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London Long jump World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul Long jump

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She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May 19, 2003. Janay Deloach grew up as a "military brat" living in many different places but Eielson AFB and the Ravens became her home. She played basketball and track for the Ravens throughout high school and was even on the cheerleading team in her freshman year. She was the leading scorer for the Lady Ravens basketball team with quite a few scholarship opportunities as well.

She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for track and field in the fall of 2003.

She was 21st in the long jump at the U.S. 2008 Summer Olympic Trials for the long jump^{[2][3][4][5][6]} She won the long jump at the Birmingham Grand Prix meeting and was sixth in the event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She won her first major medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, coming second to Brittney Reese with a clearance of 6.98 m.

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Janay Deloach was born to Dede and William Deloach on October 12, 1985. She graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and human development and family studies and a master's degree in occupational therapy.^[17] She formerly married fellow CSU athlete Patrick Soukup; the couple later divorced, but have since been remarried. They are expecting their first child together in 2018.^[18][19]