How fast is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?

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How fast is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former world no. 1, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, is a runner and hurdler. She was born on August 7, 1999, in New Jersey, in the United States. In June 2024, she broke the world record with a time of 50.65 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles during the U.S. Olympic Trials.

McLaughlin-Levrone became the first female to break the 52-second and 51-second barriers in the 400-meter hurdles, setting four world records between June 2021 and July 2022. In the World Championships in 2019, she took home the silver medal. She further won gold in the women's 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2019 Doha and 2022 Eugene World Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s Speed

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s personal best in the 400-meter hurdles is 50.65 seconds, which is also a pending world record, area record, and national record, achieved in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, as per the World Athletics.

Her personal bests are as follows:

SurfaceDistanceTime (s)DateLocation
Outdoor100 meters11.07April 13, 2018Knoxville, TN, United States
200 meters22.07May 18, 2024Los Angeles, CA, United States
400 meters48.74July 8, 2023Eugene, OR, United States
100 m hurdles12.65May 9, 2021Walnut, CA, United States
300 m hurdles38.9April 9, 2017Arcadia, CA, United States
400 m hurdles50.65June 30, 2024Eugene, OR, United States
Indoor200 meters22.68March 9, 2018College Station, TX, United States
300 meters36.12December 8, 2017Bloomington, IN, United States
400 meters50.36March 10, 2018College Station, TX, United States
60 m hurdles8.17March 15, 2015New York, NY, United States

What is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 400m time?

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s personal best in the 400 meters is 48.74 seconds, achieved at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Hayward Field, Eugene, in the United States.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 200m time

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s personal best in the 200 meters is 22.07 seconds with a headwind of 0.3 at the 2024 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in Drake Stadium, California.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 100m time

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s personal best in the 100 meter is 11.07 seconds with a wind assistance of 3.5 at the 2018 Tennessee relay. However, because of the wind assistance, her run is not considered legal, regardless of being her personal best, as per World Athletics.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s Age

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is 24 years old as of July 2024; born on August 7, 1999. She went to East Orange High School, and by the age of 15, she had won the World Youth Championship in 2015.

Further, with a global under-18 best of 54.15 seconds and a world U20 record, she finished third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2016 to become the youngest athlete to qualify for the U.S. Olympic track team since Denean Howard in 1980.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s Height

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stands 5 feet 9 inches, or 175 cm., tall. She set a junior personal best of 52.75 seconds (not ratified) and the world U20 record of 53.60 seconds, both in 2018.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s Weight

Sydney McLaughlin weighs 130 lbs. or 60 kg., as per her ESPN profile. There are just two other women who have ever broken the 52-second barrier and one who has broken the 51-second barrier, aside from McLaughlin-Levrone. In 2019, she became the Diamond League champion. Furthermore, on the world's all-time list of the nine fastest times, she holds the sixth position.

FAQ's On Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Speed

A. Sydney McLaughlin ran the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds, which is an area record, a national record and a world record (pending), at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

A. Sydney McLaughlin's 200-meter personal best is 22.07 seconds with a headwind of -0.3 in May 2024.

A. In the 400-meter hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her world record for the fifth time with a time of 50.65.

A. Sydney McLaughlin participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics, at the age of 17, being the youngest qualifier since 1980.

A. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has a height of 175 cm, or 5 feet 9 inches.

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