Merritt at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Nationality
American
Born
(1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 38) Chicago, Illinois
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight
158 lb (72 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport
Running
Event
Hurdles
College team
Tennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
110 m hurdles
World Championships
2015 Beijing
110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul
60 m hurdles
World Junior Championships in Athletics
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.
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AriesMerritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record...
The fastest 110 metre hurdlers run the distance in around 13 seconds. AriesMerritt of the United States holds the current world record of 12.80 seconds...
He ran a then-Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behind AriesMerritt and Jason Richardson. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Parchment...
World's Fastest Run Vilnius LTU P 110 m hurdles 12.80 +0.3 19.22 30.94 AriesMerritt USA 7 Sep 2012 Memorial Van Damme Brussels BEL [17] P 400 m hurdles...
Eaton (USA) 45.00 s 1,060 28 August 2015 Beijing 110 m hurdles WR AriesMerritt (USA) 12.80 s 1,135 76 7 September 2012 Brussels DB Damian Warner (CAN)...
World Record Shuttle Hurdle Relay team (Aubrey Herring, David Oliver, AriesMerritt) that ran 53.31 at the 2008 Penn Relay Carnival His personal best time...
countryman LaShawn Merritt. Wariner picked up the silver medal in the 2009 World Championships, again finishing second to Merritt. Jeremy Wariner attended...
LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a...
2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.[permanent dead link] "USA Track & Field – Merritt shatters world record in Brussels, Americans grab three more Diamond League...
including Noah Lyles (lower right ribs), Dathan Ritzenhein (left calf), and AriesMerritt (left arm). Many include a laurel wreath around the rings, such as Aschwin...
Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Bob Ramsak (7 September 2012). "12.80!! Merritt stuns with World record in 110m Hurdles in Brussels - Samsung Diamond League...
Gebrhiwet (ETH) 110 m hurdles David Oliver (USA) (1/3) (CUB) Dayron Robles AriesMerritt (USA) David Oliver (USA) (2/3) Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) David...
IAAF. Retrieved on August 9, 2009. USA Track & Field (2009). "Felix, Merritt win gold at Berlin World Championships". USA Track & Field. Retrieved August...
Trammell 2008: David Oliver 2009: David Payne 2010–11: David Oliver 2012: AriesMerritt 2013: Ryan Wilson 2014: Devon Allen 2015: David Oliver 2016: Devon Allen...