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Erriyon Knighton

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1/29/2004
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Tampa, FL
  • High School: Hillsborough High School

Athlete Info

  • Event: Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Jonathan Terry
  • Agent: John Regis
  • Sponsor: adidas

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, fourth (200m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, bronze (200m)
  • 2020 AAU Junior Olympics, gold (200m)

Personal

Born January 29, 2004...Became the youngest athlete on USATF’s Olympic team at age 17… Turned pro after his junior year of high school...Set two world junior (U20) records including Usain Bolt’s and three World U18 bests at the 2021 Olympic Trials…  Was a wide receiver on his high school’s football team and was a four-star recruit… Didn’t start track until his freshman year of high school.

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