Fred Kerley
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Fredrick Lee Kerley (born May 7, 1995) is an American professional track and field sprinter who started his career competing in the 400 meters until 2020, when he transitioned to the 100 meters and 200 meters. He has earned several medals at the World Championships in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay including an individual bronze and a relay gold at the 2019 edition. Kerley claimed 100 m gold in the 2022 edition.
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Full name | Fredrick Lee Kerley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-05-07) May 7, 1995 (age 28) San Antonio , United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | Asics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turned pro | June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Alleyne Francique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 1st (100m, weeks 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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His personal best time of 43.64 seconds makes him the eighth fastest man in history over 400 m.[2] During the pandemic, Kerley chose to focus on the 100 m during the Olympic cycle to improve his basic speed for future attempts at a sub-43 400 m. The decision to move down paid off as he won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 9.84 performance. His personal best time of 9.76 seconds makes him the sixth fastest man in history over the straightaway sprint, behind Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin and joint with Christian Coleman and Trayvon Bromell.
Kerley is one of only 3 men along with Michael Norman and Wayde van Niekerk to go sub-10 seconds in 100 m, sub-20 seconds in 200 m and sub-44 seconds in 400 m.
He is a two-time winner of the Diamond League series, winning the 400 m in 2018 and the 100 m in 2021.