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Kenny Selmon

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 28 Date of Birth: 8/27/1996

Athletics Information

Event: Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Nat Page Agent: N/A

Residences

Hometown: Atlanta, GA High School: Pace Academy College: University of North Carolina

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 10th (400m Hurdles)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2014 World U20 Championships, SF3-sixth (400m Hurdles)
  • 2013 World Youth Championships, bronze (400m Hurdles)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (400m Hurdles)
  • 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (400m Hurdles)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (400m Hurdles)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, fourth (400m Hurdles)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, SF1-seventh (400m Hurdles)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (400m Hurdles)
  • 2015 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (400m Hurdles)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, SF1-fifth (400m Hurdles)
  • 2015 Pan American Junior (U20) Championships, silver (400m Hurdles)
  • 2014 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, silver (400m Hurdles)

Personal

Kenny Selmon is the son of Bill and Angela Selmon. He comes from a family of athletes: His father was an All-American wrestler for Nebraska, his mother was a city champion in mixed doubles tennis, and his brother, Billy, played basketball for Bates College. He’s business oriented; in addition to his undergraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, he interned at Coca-Cola and is also the co-founder of a new app called Stoke.

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