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Teenage sprint phenom lowers his U18 world record again
Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old American track and field phenom, has broken his U18 world record in the men’s 400m for the third time this year. On Friday night in Gainesville, Fla., Wilson ran his final race before heading to Paris to compete on Team USA’s 4x400m relay team, blazing to a jaw-dropping win in 44.20 seconds.
Wilson edged out 2020 Olympic relay gold medalist and 2023 U.S. champion Bryce Deadmon at the finish line by three-one hundredths of a second. His time lowered his previous personal best and world record by nearly half a second, making him the eighth-fastest sprinter in the world this year.
Earlier this month, Wilson became the youngest American male track athlete to be named to the U.S. Olympic Team at 16 and 176 days, surpassing 200m sprinter Erriyon Knighton, who made the U.S. Olympic team at 17 for Tokyo 2020. Wilson just finished his sophomore year (Grade 10) at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., and reportedly doesn’t even have his driver’s license yet.
Regarding Wilson’s chances of racing in Paris, this record-setting performance complicates the decision for U.S. relay coaches for the 4x400m team. Currently, his time is the third-fastest among the six men on the team. Michael Norman, who is ranked behind Wilson on time, will likely be given the fourth spot ahead of Wilson since he finished ahead of him at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.
To keep Norman, Quincy Hall and Vernon Norwood fresh for the men’s 400m heats, semis and finals (+ men’s relay), we will likely see Wilson make his Olympic debut in the mixed 4x400m relay on Day 2 of the athletics program.
by Marley Dickinson
