![]() Merritt at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | July 24, 1985
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
Weight | 158 lb (72 kg)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event | Hurdles |
College team | Tennessee Volunteers |
Updated on 28 August 2015 |
Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012.[2][3] He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.