Justin Gaymon
Justin Gaymon (born December 13, 1986) is an American former 400 metre hurdler.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | December 13, 1986||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Stewartsville, New Jersey[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles, 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Georgia Bulldogs[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Raised in the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Gaymon attended Phillipsburg High School.[4] He competed in both track and gridiron football, winning five state titles in the short and long hurdles and was ranked #1 all-time in the region as a prep.[5]
As a member of the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team, Gaymon placed third individually twice at the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and won the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics in the 400m hurdles.[1]
Gaymon competed in both the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and the 2012 trials in the 400 metres hurdles. In the 2008 trials, he finished in fourth place, setting a personal best of 48.46 seconds, just 0.04 seconds away from qualifying for the Olympic team.[1]
Statistics
Personal bests
Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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400 metres hurdles | 48.46 | 2008 United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 29 June 2008 |
References
- Justin Gaymon at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- "Getting To Know Georgia Track & Field's Justin Gaymon". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "USATF - Justin Gaymon". Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- "Bittersweet finish for Gaymon", The Morning Call, June 30, 2008. Accessed September 26, 2023. "The Phillipsburg High graduate was part of that mix and came within one place - a mere four-hundredths of a second - of making the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team.... He's heading back to Stewartsville, N.J., today and still has another year at Georgia."
- "Phillipsburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts 2023 Class". Retrieved 25 September 2023.