16-year-old Quincy Wilson shares common grounds with Kevin Durant, Aaron Brooks, and many others as they head to Paris Olympics

16-year-old Quincy Wilson shares a common background with several top American athletes who qualified for the Olympics like Kevin Durant, Aaron Brooks, Masai Russell among others as they head to the Paris Olympics. All of them hail from Maryland.

Quincy Wilson put forward incredible performances right from the indoor season of 2024 bettering his own record multiple times. With outstanding performances that consistently got better with time, Wilson managed to qualify to participate in the U.S. Olympic trials where he broke the U18 400m World Record two times consecutively and placed sixth in the Men's finals.

This stellar performance led him to be selected to be a part of the 4x400m relay team. As Wilson is in preparation for his Olympic Debut, fans noticed a common aspect between several other Olympic-qualified athletes.

Kevin Durant, Masai Russel, Jahmal Harvey, Juliette Whittaker, Khoi Young, and Isabella Whittaker, all belong to Prince George's County in Maryland. Marylandstreetnews301 took to Instagram to share the list of Paris Olympics-bound athletes from Maryland.

"PG County Deep in Paris, Maryland the face of America In Paris❤️💯✊🏽," read the caption.

Moreover, some more prominent athletes from Maryland who would be representing the United States at the Paris Olympics are Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown), Katie Ledecky (Bethesda), Halen Mouls (Moco)

Quincy Wilson opens up on breaking World Record during Paris Olympics bid

Wilson at 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Quincy Wilson was the youngest athlete in the Men's 400m line-up at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He broke the U18 400m World record twice in two days and spoke about the same in a post-race interview with Citius Magazine.

“I'm feeling great. I’ve never been this happy a day in my life when it came to track. I’ve been working for this moment. That record that I broke? That’s 42 years. 42 years of nobody being able to break that record. I broke it twice in two days. It means a lot to me because it means that my hard work has been paying off,staying longer after practices, before practices. I'm just excited for myself” he said.

Moreover, this feat earned him great praise from other legendary athletes as well, as his performance in the finals played a pivotal role in granting him a position in the Men's 4x400m relay team. Wilson will be making his Olympic debut in Paris later this month.