Wallace Spearmon
Track and field athletics, Olympic athlete
1984 –
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Who is Wallace Spearmon?
Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He has a personal best of 19.65 seconds for the distance, currently the seventh fastest runner of all-time and he also holds the indoor American record.
He has won the bronze medal twice at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. He also finished third at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for stepping out of his lane.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1984
Chicago - Also known as
- Wallace Spearmon, Jr.
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Fayetteville High School
- University of Arkansas
- Lived in
- Fayetteville
- Bryan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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