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Sydney McLaughlin

Women's 400m Hurdles: Gold Women's 4x400m Relay: Gold

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 8/7/1999
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ
  • High School: Union Catholic High School
  • College: University of Kentucky

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Bobby Kersee
  • Agent: Wesley Felix
  • Sponsor: New Balance

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  • Shattered her own world record in the 400m Hurdle final at the Tokyo Olympics with a shocking 51.46 to win gold.
  • Became the first woman ever to break 52 seconds in the 400m hurdles at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, stopping the clock at 51.90 to chop .26 off the record.

Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, gold (400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 17th (400m Hurdles)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Championships, gold (4x400 relay), silver (400mH)
  • 2015 World Youth Championships, gold (400m Hurdles)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (400m Hurdles)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (400m Hurdles)
  • 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (400m), silver (200m)
  • 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (400m Hurdles), fourth (4x400m)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (400m Hurdles)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, bronze (400m Hurdles)
  • 2016 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (400m Hurdles)
  • 2014 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, silver (400m Hurdles)

Personal

Daughter of Willie and Mary McLaughlin ... Has two brothers, Ryan and Taylor, and one sister, Morgan ... Volunteered for the Central Jersey Chapter of Hope Worldwide, distributing fire safety and disaster relief information to residents on behalf of the American Red Cross and assisting with the Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts… One of the most decorated high-school athletes ever ... 2016 Team USA Olympian, becoming the youngest American Olympian since Rhonda Brady, who ran the 100m Hurdles in 1976 ... Olympic semifinalist placing 17th in the 400H ... Broke the world record in the distance medley relay in 2017 alongside Emma Coburn, Brenda Martinez and Jenny Simpson in winter 2017 ... Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year in 2016 and 2017 ... Broke her World U20 record in the 400m hurdles at 2017 USATF Championships placing sixth in the fastest 400H race in history in 53.82 ... Ran a 49.85 400m split in the Swedish Relay at New Balance Outdoor Nationals ... Set the New Jersey State Record with 11 individual career gold medals at the Meet of Champions ... Set a junior world record (that she broke the next year) in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, breaking the previous mark set by Leslie Maxie in 1984 ... Did not lose a high school race – indoor or outdoor – from June 14, 2014 through the end of her prep career ... Won four-straight HS 400m hurdles titles at New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Announced her engagement to Andre Levrone Jr. on August 25, 2021.

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