Wilbert London
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| Full name | Wilbert London III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1997 Waco, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 m – 44.47 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilbert London III (born August 17, 1997) is an American track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events. Three-year track and field letterwinner at Waco High School. His 200m personal best is 20.72 seconds at Austin, TX. His 400m personal best is 44.47 seconds, which he ran at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he placed third and advanced to the 2017 World Championships in London at the age of only 19.
At the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, London ran a time of 45.27s in the 400m to place 2nd. He also won a gold medal as a member of the 4 × 400 m relay team. The Following year he won a silver medal as a member on the 2017 IAAF World Championships 4 × 400 m team in London.
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor events | |||
| 200 metres | 20.72 | Austin, TX | April 13, 2018 |
| 400 metres | 44.47 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | June 24, 2017 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:58.61 | 2017 IAAF World Championships | August 13, 2017 |
| Indoor events | |||
| 400 metres | 45.16 | Birmingham, Alabama | March 9, 2019 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Wilbert London at World Athletics
- Wilbert London at Olympics.com
- Wil London III at www.USATF.org
- Wil London III at Team USA (archived)
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Waco, Texas
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- American male sprinters
- African-American track and field athletes
- Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen