Aries Merritt

Aries Merritt
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 39)
Chicago, Illinois
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight158 lb (72 kg)[1]
Sport
SportRunning
EventHurdles
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 60 m hurdles
World Junior Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 2004 Grosseto 110 m hurdles
Updated on 28 August 2015
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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.

  1. ^ a b "Aries Merritt". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aries MERRITT | Profile | World Athletics".
  3. ^ "110m Hurdles Men". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

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