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LaShawn Merritt

1986 - Today

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LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the eleventh fastest of all time. Merritt was a successful junior athlete and won the 400 m gold at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as well as setting two world junior records in the relays. He became part of the American 4 × 400 meter relay team and helped win the event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). LaShawn Merritt is the 3,221st most popular athlete (up from 3,294th in 2024), the 15,568th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,920th in 2019) and the 512th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1986, LaShawn Merritt ranks 499. Before him are Merve Dizdar, Mikael Lustig, Natasha O'Keeffe, Mariya Abakumova, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Allegra Versace. After him are Leonardo Ulloa, Vita Semerenko, Thiago Cionek, Tyler Blackburn, Laure Manaudou, and Carlo Janka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 15,575 out of 20,380. Before him are Brody Jenner (1983), Patrick Ness (1971), Roxana Saberi (1977), John M. Jumper (null), Aliana Lohan (1993), and Mike Bruner (1956). After him are Lee Tracy (1898), Ross Robinson (1967), Gabriel Basso (1994), Kathleen Beller (1956), Xochitl Gomez (2006), and Phil Bryant (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, LaShawn Merritt ranks 512. Before him are Richmond Landon (1898), Walter Davis (1979), Reese Hoffa (1977), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Andrew Valmon (1965), and Kathy Hammond (1951). After him are Lewis Tewanima (1888), Ashton Eaton (1988), Luis Castillo (null), Angelo Taylor (1978), Steve Riddick (1951), and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (1996).

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