William Wynne (hurdler)
William Wynne (born January 30, 1990) is an American hurdler who specializes in the 400 metre hurdles. He currently holds the world youth best in the 400 m hurdles (84 cm) with a time of 49.01 seconds,[1] 0.85 seconds under the previous record set by South Africa's Marnus Kritzinger in 1999. He won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, which also earned him the 2007 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year award.[2] Wynne is a graduate of McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia.
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Marietta, Georgia | January 30, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 110m hurdles: 13.64 (Gainesville 2009) 400m hurdles: 49.01 (Ostrava 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
External links
- William Wynne at World Athletics
- DyeStat profile for William Wynne
- Florida Gators bio
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Preceded by Gabrielle Mayo |
USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Jordan Hasay |
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