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Kenny Bednarek

Men's 200m: Silver

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 10/14/1998
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Rice Lake, WI
  • High School: Rice Lake High School
  • College: Indian Hills Community College

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Dennis Mitchell
  • Agent: Sekou Clarke
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, silver (200m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 200m (seventh)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (200m), fourth (100m)
  • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (200m)
  • 2019 NJCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (400m)
  • 2019 NJCAA Indoor Championships, gold (400m)
  • 2017 USATF U19 Junior Olympics, silver (400m)
  • 2016 USATF U19 Junior Olympics, eighth (400m)

Personal

Kenny Bednarek was born in Oklahoma on October 14, 1998...He has a fraternal twin brother named Ian...Bednarek became the second man in history and the first American to break 20 in the 200m and 45 in the 400m—on the same day...Set a new personal best 19.68 to claim silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games...In Tokyo, ​​Bednarek presented his “Kung Fu Kenny” persona, including a polite bow.

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