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Athlete Bio

Aries Merritt

Basic Information

Gender: Male Date of Birth: 7/24/1985

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field Coach: Andreas Behm, David Pascal Agent: Mark Wetmore

Residences

Hometown: Marietta, GA High School: Wheeler High School College: University of Tennessee

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Diamond League meeting winner

3x

In Top 8 World Championships

2x

National Indoor champion

1x

Olympic champion

1x

Diamond League Final winner

1x

World Indoor champion

1x

World Championships Bronze medallist

1x

World U20 champion

1x

In Top 8 World Indoor Championships

1x

NCAA champion

1x

NCAA Indoor champion

1x

National champion

1x

Diamond Trophy winner

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

Filter Results

110m Hurdles

EventPerformance
Event110m HurdlesPerformance12.80

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance21.31

400m Hurdles

EventPerformance
Event400m HurdlesPerformance51.94

60m Hurdles Indoors

EventPerformance
Event60m Hurdles IndoorsPerformance7.43

60m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event60m IndoorsPerformance6.90

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Personal

Aries Merritt has a degree in sports management. He is involved in community outreach in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. He enjoys giving back and inspiring children through clinics.

In 2013, Aries was diagnosed with collapsing FSGS (a genetic kidney disease), and in 2016 he received a kidney transplant in 2016 from his sister LaToya. In Beijing, China, he won a bronze medal in the hurdles with his kidney barely functioning. 

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