Bednarek at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Nationality
American
Born
(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25)[1] Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States[1]
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Track and field
Event
Sprints 200m/100m
College team
Indian Hills Warriors
Turned pro
2019
Coached by
Dennis Mitchell[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2020 Tokyo 200m finals silver medalist 19.68
World finals
2022 Eugene 200m finals silver medalist 19.77
Personal bests
100 m: 9.89 (2021)
200 m: 19.67 (2024)
400 m: 44.73 (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
200 m
World Championships
2022 Eugene
200 m
World Relays
2024 Nassau
4×100 m relay
Kenny Bednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 200-meter distance, having won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2022 World Championships.[3][4]
^ abc"Kenny Bednarek". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^"Kenny Bednarek Recaps Weird 200m Prelim, Is Being Coached By Dennis Mitchell". FloTrack. July 27, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^Clevel, Justus. "Athletics: Final Results". www.olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
^Futterman, Matthew (2022-07-22). "Noah Lyles's Sweet Redemption: A 200 Meter Gold, and an American Sweep". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
KennyBednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 200-meter distance, having...
superior to 19.70). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown: KennyBednarek ran 19.49 A (+6.1 m/s) in Hobbs, New Mexico on 17 May 2019, 19.65 (+4...
by Seashore Group. The meeting was highlighted by world leads from KennyBednarek and Alison Dos Santos, who ran the fastest 400 metres hurdles time set...
in the 200 m where he placed second with a time of 20.27 s, trailing KennyBednarek from the start who won in 19.93 s. According to Reuters, Kerley was...
August 25, 2023. Jiwani, Rory (April 20, 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNYBEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics...
March 2024. Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNYBEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
November 2023. Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNYBEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
Bromell Men's 100m Christian Coleman Men's 100m Fred Kerley Men's 100m KennyBednarek Men's 200m Fred Kerley Men's 200m Erriyon Knighton Men's 200m Noah Lyles...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...
9 m/s) Justin Gatlin United States 15 May 2015 200 m 19.67 (+1.7 m/s) KennyBednarek United States 10 May 2024 2024 400 m 43.87 Steven Gardiner Bahamas...
Canada 9.89 PB 200 metres details Andre De Grasse Canada 19.62 NR KennyBednarek United States 19.68 PB Noah Lyles United States 19.74 =SB 400 metres...
Silver Brittney Reese Athletics Women's long jump August 3 Silver KennyBednarek Athletics Men's 200 m August 4 Silver Dalilah Muhammad Athletics Women's...
track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker KennyBednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul...