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Athlete Bio

Bryshon Nellum

Basic Information

Gender: Male

Athletics Information

Agent: N/A

1x

World champion

1x

World Championships Silver medallist

1x

World U20 champion

1x

World Youth champion

1x

World U18 Championships Bronze medallist

1x

NCAA champion

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

Filter Results

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance20.23

400m

EventPerformance
Event400mPerformance44.50

400m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event400m IndoorsPerformance48.07

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Personal

Bryshon Nellum has been an exceptional runner since he was a young child. In high school, he became the first athlete in the California Division 1 state meet to win the 200m and 400m two years in a row.

Nellum suffered from a hamstring injury during his first race at USC. Eight months later in 2008, he was shot in both legs by gang members who mistook him for a member in a rival gang. Less than an hour later, Nellum was asking his doctors if he would be able to run again.

In 2013, he won the National Men’s Athlete of the Year award from the USTFCCCA.

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