# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tonja-buford-bailey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:34:50.202Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tonja-buford-bailey"
name: "Tonja Buford-Bailey"
slug: "tonja-buford-bailey"
description: "Tonja Yvette Buford-Bailey, née Buford, is an American former Olympian who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995. In 1982, when she was 12 years old, she met former track runner Wilma Rudolph. She attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton and the University of Illinois."
tagline: "Athletics competitor"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1970-12-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.34
  momentum:             0.4953560371517028
  historical:           14.87887066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/BaileyTonja"
    handle:    "BaileyTonja"
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    title: "టోంజా బుఫోర్డ్-బైలీ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tonja Buford-Bailey"
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    title: "Tonja Buford-Bailey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450006"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump