Greg Nixon

Greg Nixon, 2010

Personal information

Born

September 12, 1981 (age 42)

Alma mater

Howard Payne University

Height

6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Weight

165 lb (75 kg)

Sport

Country

United States

Sport

Athletics

University team

HPU Yellow Jackets

Coached by

Quincy Watts

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing the United States
World Championships
	2011 Daegu	4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
	2008 Valencia	4x400 m relay
	2010 Doha	4x400 m relay

Greg Nixon (born September 12, 1981) is an American

4×400-meter relay

, he is a 3x World Champion and a 2x USA Champion.

His first major medal came at the

4 × 400 m relay.^[1]

At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.^[2] He ran a 400 m personal best of 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400m title at the 2010 USA Championships, out of lane 8.

At the 2011 USA Championships, Nixon reached the podium again to make the 2011 World Champion team. He went on to win another gold medal for team USA.

References

^ Hurst, Mike (December 24, 2011). "Australian 400m athletics champion Steven Solomon set to race world champ Greg Nixon at Australian grand prix". The Daily Telegraph.
^ "Men's 4x400 m relay". IAAF. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.

External links

Greg Nixon at World Athletics
Greg Nixon at legacy.USATF.org (archived)

World champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

1983: Sergey Lovachov, Aliaksandr Trashchyla, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
1987: Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Butch Reynolds, Michael Franks, Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991: Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi, Ade Mafe, Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Derek Mills (USA)
1995: Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Kevin Lyles, Darnell Hall (USA)
1997: Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999: Tomasz Czubak, Robert Maćkowiak, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Haczek, Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001: Troy McIntosh, Avard Moncur, Carl Oliver, Timothy Munnings, Chris Brown (BAH)
2003: Ahmed Douhou, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana, Marc Raquil, Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005: Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Miles Smith, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Bershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement (USA)
2009: Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt, Lionel Larry, Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011: Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, Jamaal Torrance, Michael Berry (USA)
2013: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Arman Hall, LaShawn Merritt, James Harris, Joshua Mance (USA)
2015: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Bryshon Nellum, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017: Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow (TRI)
2019: Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Rai Benjamin, Tyrell Richard, Vernon Norwood, Nathan Strother (USA)
2022: Elija Godwin, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Trevor Bassitt, Champion Allison, Michael Norman (USA)
2023: Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Bassitt, Matthew Boling, Christopher Bailey (USA)

World Indoor Champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

1991: Germany (Lieder, Carlowitz, Just, Schönlebe)
1993: United States (Hall, Irvin, Rouser, Everett)
1995: United States (Tolbert, Davis, Long, Atwater)
1997: United States (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor)
1999: United States (Morris, Johnson, Minor, Campbell)
2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz, Haczek, Bocian, Maćkowiak)
2003:
Davis, Young, Campbell, Washington
)

2004: Jamaica (Haughton, Colquhoun, McDonald, Clarke)
2006: United States (Washington, Merritt, Campbell, Spearmon)
2008:
Davis, Torrance, Nixon, Willie
)

2010: United States (Torrance, Nixon, Tate, Jackson)
2012: United States (Wright, Smith Jr., Mitchell, Roberts)
2014: United States (Clemons, Verburg, Butler III, Smith Jr., Parros, Babineaux)
2016: United States (Clemons, Smith Jr., Giesting, Norwood)
2018: Poland (Zalewski, Omelko, Krawczuk, Krzewina)
2022:
K. Borlée
)
2024: Belgium (Sacoor, D. Borlée, Iguacel, Doom, De Smet)

IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

1977: West Germany (Krieg, Hofmeister, Schmid, Herrmann)
1979: United States (Frazier, Green, Smith, Darden)
1981: United States (McCoy, Wiley, Smith, Darden)
1985: United States (McCoy, Phillips, Armstead, Franks)
1989: Americas (Martínez, Menezes, Burnett, Hernández)
1992: Africa (Lahlou, Matete, Kemboi, Bada)
1994: Great Britain (McKenzie, Ladejo, Baulch, Black)
1998: Great Britain (Hylton, Baulch, Baldock, Thomas)
2002: Americas (
Blackwood
)
2006: United States (Ashley, Brew, Merritt, Williamson)
2010: Americas (Brenes, Jackson, Nixon, Chambers)
2014: Africa (Tumuti, Makwala, Kombe, Van Niekerk)

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash
1876-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1876-77: Edward Merritt 1878: Frank Brown 1879-84: Lon Myers 1885: H. Mason Raborg 1886: John Robertson 1887: Harvey Banks 1888: Walter Dohm 1888: T.J. Mahoney 1889: Walter Dohm 1890-92: William Downs 1893: Edward Allen 1894: Tom Keane 1895-97: Thomas Burke 1898-1900: Maxie Long 1901: Howard Hayes 1902: Fay Moulton 1903: Harry Hillman 1904: D.H. Meyer 1905-06: Frank Waller 1907: John Taylor 1908: Harry Hillman 1909: Edward Lindberg 1910: William Hayes 1911: Edward Lindberg 1912: Thomas Halpin 1913: Carroll Haff 1914-15: Ted Meredith 1916: Thomas Halpin 1917: Frank Shea 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy 1919-20: Frank Shea 1921: William Stevenson 1922: James Driscoll 1923: Horatio Fitch 1924: James Burgess 1925: Cecil Cooke 1926: Ken Kennedy 1927: Hermon Phillips 1928: Ray Barbuti 1929: Reggie Bowen 1930-31: Vic Williams 1932: Bill Carr 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua 1935: Eddie O'Brien 1936: Harold Smallwood 1937-38: Ray Malott 1939: Erwin Miller 1940-41: Grover Klemmer 1942-43: Cliff Bourland 1944: Elmore Harris 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert 1946: Elmore Harris 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3) 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3) 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3) 1952: Mal Whitfield 1953: Jesse Mashburn 1954: Jim Lea 1955: Charles Jenkins 1956: Tom Courtney 1957: Reggie Pearman 1958-59: Eddie Southern 1960-61: Otis Davis 1962-63: Ulis Williams 1964: Mike Larrabee 1965: Ollan Cassell 1966-69: Lee Evans 1970-71: John Smith 1972: Lee Evans 1973-74: Maurice Peoples 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse 1976: Maxie Parks 1977: Robert Taylor 1978: Maxie Parks 1979: Willie Smith
1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Willie Smith 1981-82: Cliff Wiley 1983: Sunder Nix 1984-85: Mark Rowe 1986: Darrell Robinson 1987: Butch Reynolds 1988: Tim Simon 1989: Antonio Pettigrew 1990: Steve Lewis 1991: Antonio Pettigrew 1992^OT: Danny Everett
1992 onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Johnson 1994: Antonio Pettigrew 1995-96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Antonio Pettigrew 1998-99: Jerome Young 2000^OT: Michael Johnson 2001: Derrick Brew 2002: Angelo Taylor 2003: Tyree Washington 2004^OT-05: Jeremy Wariner 2006: Andrew Rock 2007: Angelo Taylor 2008^OT-09: LaShawn Merritt 2010: Greg Nixon 2011: Tony McQuay 2012^OT-13: LaShawn Merritt 2014: Gil Roberts 2015: David Verburg 2016^OT: LaShawn Merritt 2017: Fred Kerley 2018: Kahmari Montgomery 2019: Fred Kerley 2021^{2020 OT}-22: Michael Norman 2023: Bryce Deadmon
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's indoor 400-meter dash
1981–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Ed Yearwood 1982: Walter McCoy 1983: Cliff Wiley 1984: Clinton Davis 1985–9: Antonio McKay 1990–1: Michael Johnson 1992: Willie Caldwell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Antonio McKay 1994: Darnell Hall 1995–6: Michael Johnson 1997: Derek Mills 1998: Alvin Harrison 1999: Angelo Taylor 2000–1: James Davis 2002: Brandon Couts 2003: Tyree Washington 2004: Milton Campbell 2005: Bershawn Jackson 2006: Milton Campbell 2007: Greg Nixon 2008: David Neville 2009: Jamaal Torrance 2010: Bershawn Jackson 2011: Michael Courtney 2012: Gil Roberts 2013: Jeremy Wariner 2014: Kyle Clemons 2015: Manteo Mitchell 2016: Vernon Norwood 2017: Noah Lyles 2018: Michael Cherry 2019: Dontavius Wright 2020: Rashard Clark 2022: Trevor Bassitt
Notes	*Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1981–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015

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