Kaylin Whitney

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Kaylin Whitney
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1998-03-09) March 9, 1998 (age 27)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
ClubStar Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.10 (Eugene 2014)
200 m: 22.47 (Eugene 2015)
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m mixed
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4×400 mixed relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oregon 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oregon 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oregon 100 m

Kaylin Whitney (born March 9, 1998) is an American

200 meters.[1] Her 100-meter time, set on July 5 was 11.10 with an aiding wind of +0.9 mps.[2] Her 200-meter time was 22.49 was set on July 6 with an aiding wind of +1.3.[3]
Youth bests can be set by athletes who will not reach their 18th birthday within the calendar year of competition. Her "bests" will also count as bests on the continental and national level.

Professional

Whitney placed 16th in the 100 meters at

2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
in 23.03.

Whitney placed fourth in 200 meters at

Nike.[4]

Whitney ran a new career best of 50.29 seconds in the 400m at the 2021 Olympic Trials, good enough for fifth place and a spot representing the United States on the 4 × 400 m relay team for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.[5]

High school

Her 100 meters time also sets the

Angela Williams
.

At the time of her performance, her 200-meter time ranked her as the #8 time of the year against all women of any age,[6] her 100m ranked #17.[7]

While still a sophomore at

Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2014.[11]

References

  1. ^ "EUGENE, Ore.: Florida's Whitney sets world junior 200 record | More Sports | NewsObserver.com". newsobserver.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "USATF Junior Championships". branchsportstech.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "USATF Junior Championships". branchsportstech.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. Nike
    . Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Kaylin Whitney Finds Redemption". MileSplit United States. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "200 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2014 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2014 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kaylin Whitney breaks national 100-meter record in 11.10 seconds - Orlando Sentinel". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "USATF - Statistics - Records". usatf.org. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Kaylin Whitney Destroys Youth Records of Sanya Richards-Ross". fl.milesplit.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948". Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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