Knighton (center) at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born
(2004-01-29) January 29, 2004 (age 20)[1] Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1][2]
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)[2]
Sport
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]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
100 m: 10.04 (Gainesville 2022)
200 m: 19.49 AJR (Baton Rouge
400 m: 46.15 (Gainesville 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
2023 Budapest
200 m
2022 Eugene
200 m
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]
^ ab"Erriyon Knighton". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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^ ab"200 Metres - men - senior - outdoor". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
^"ATHLETE PROFILE Erriyon KNIGHTON". World Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^Mulkeen, Jon (December 12, 2022). "After historic second Rising Star award, there's no stopping Knighton". World Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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