"This season was about 50% of me" - Fred Kerley makes bold claim about his 2024 season that saw him win bronze at the Paris Olympics

Fred Kerley has reflected on his season, which he feels was just 50 percent of him on the track. The 29-year-old won the 100m bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics and shifted to coaching Mondo Duplantis for his special 100m ahead of the Zurich Diamond League.

Kerley won the silver in the 100m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He followed up his feat with the 100m gold at the 2022 World Championships and 4x100m relay gold in the 2023 edition. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he competed in the 100m and finished behind Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson in 9.81s.

In the 2024 Diamond League circuit, he finished second in the 100m in Xiamen, third in Shanghai, and claimed his only 100m victory in Silesia. Kerley recently ran in the 100m at the Diamond League finals in Brussels, winning the bronze in 10.01s.

After his 2024 races, Fred Kerley took to his X to share that he was just 50 percent of himself on the track.

"I will say this season was about 50% of me on the track," he tweeted.

In another Instagram post, Kerley alerted his rivals of his impending form in 2025 and took pride in himself for battling past the storms in 2024.

"We weathered every storm 2024 threw our way and kept pushing forward. 2025, you’ve been warned. I’m bringing the fire, "his caption read.

The two-time Olympic medalist debuted in coaching with Mondo Duplantis, having trained him for the most-anticipated 100m match-up with 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm.

'First dub as a coach," Kerley tweeted.

After Duplantis won the 100m feat against Warholm, Fred Kerley hailed his trainee with a popular three-word caption that read:

"Mondo is Him"

Fred Kerley on his obsession for gold and following the legendary Usain Bolt's path

Athletics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 9 - Source: Getty

After his 100m victory at the 2022 World Championships, Fred Kerley shared that gold medals are of more importance to him than records. He also credited track legend Usain Bolt for having set a gold standard and desired to follow his path.

"He inspired a lot of generations. We try to duplicate or step foot where he stepped foot on. He is the golden standard for track and field. We all try to achieve all he achieved in his lifetime," the 29-year-old said (via Olympics.com).

"The more gold medals I get, the more I can put in the history book. Records come and go, but golds last forever. I want to be great and my name to last for generations and not just for right now. I want my name to last for generations to come," he added.

Kerley has signed with the Michael Johnson-hosted Grand Slam Track league, slated to run from April to September 2025.