Amere Lattin

Amere Lattin (born July 12, 1997) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hurdles, mostly 400-meter hurdles.[2] He was the silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games, running 48.98 in the 400 m hurdles final.

Amere Lattin
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-12) July 12, 1997
Brookhaven, Mississippi, U.S.
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hurdles and sprints
College teamHouston Cougars
TeamNike
Turned pro2019
Coached byLeroy Burrell[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima400 m hurdles
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 Taipei4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Bydgoszcz110 m hurdles

He made his international debut in age category competitions: he was a 110-meter hurdles finalist at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished as runner-up in the 110 m hurdles at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. He has also competed in sprinting, sharing in the 4 × 400-meter relay silver medal with the American team at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

He finished third at 2019 USA Championships and qualified for 2019 World Championships in Doha, with a personal best of 48.66.[3][4]

Running for the University of Houston[5] he ran the first leg on what is recognized as the world record in the 4 × 400 meters relay, the team running a time of 3:01.51.[6]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[7][8]

Personal bests
  • w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s wind)
  • WR = world record (recognized by World Athletics)
EventTime (s)VenueDateNotes
400 m hurdles48.66Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.July 27, 2019
110 m hurdles13.44Austin, Texas, U.S.June 5, 2019+2.0 m/s wind
13.40 wAustin, Texas, U.S.March 30, 2019Wind-assisted, +4.7 m/s wind
60 m hurdles7.71Lubbock, Texas, U.S.January 18, 2019
4×400 m relay3:00.07Austin, Texas, U.S.June 7, 2019
4×400 m relay indoor3:01.51Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.February 9, 2019Indoor WR[note 1]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 Youth Olympics Nanjing, China 7th 110 m hurdles
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 110 m hurdles
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan DQ (semi 2) 110 m hurdles
2nd 4 × 400 m relay
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd 400 m hurdles
World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th 400 m hurdles
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.11

Notes
  1. Shared with Americans Obi Igbokwe, Jermaine Holt, and Kahmari Montgomery for the Houston Cougars.[7][9][10]

References
  1. Joseph Duarte (May 22, 2019). "Amere Lattin keeps grinding for UH track". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. "Marshall grad Amere Lattin named AAC track athlete of the week". March 19, 2019.
  3. https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=282493-Amere-Lattin-3rd-Place-Men-039-s-400m-Hurdles-Toyota-USATF-Outdoor-Championships-2019
  4. "Amere Lattin keeps grinding for UH track". May 22, 2019.
  5. Q&A: Junior hurdler confident going into conference championship by Peter Scamardo. The Cougar, 22 Feb 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  6. "Ratified: Kosgei's 2:14:04 world marathon record, men's 4x400m relay world indoor record". World Athletics. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. "ATHLETE PROFILE Amere LATTIN". World Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  8. "AMERE LATTIN HOUSTON". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. Jeff Hollobaugh (February 11, 2019). "Weekend U.S. Roundup — A Memorable 4×4". Track & Field News. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. "WTW: Thank you Alberto and NOP, Grant Fisher Is the Best, Ritz's Fountain of Youth, Alicia Monson Breaks Through". LetsRun.com. February 11, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.


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