![]() Knighton (center) at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | [1] Jesup, Georgia, U.S. | January 29, 2004|||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | |||||||||||||||||
Club | My Brother's Keeper Track Club[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jonathan Terry[2] and Mike Holloway[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004)[4] is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history. He is the 2023 U.S. Champion in the 200 meters.
Knighton holds the world under-18 best in the 200 m of 19.84 seconds, set on June 27, 2021, and world U20 record with a time of 19.69 seconds, set on June 26, 2022. His best mark of 19.49 s (not ratified) makes him the fifth-fastest athlete in history over the distance, only surpassed by Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Noah Lyles and Michael Johnson.[3] It was also the fastest season opener ever.
In 2022, Knighton became the first athlete in history to win a second World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year award.[5]
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