Erriyon Knighton
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Erriyon Knighton is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history.
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Once I get the focus part down, then I can really make some magic happen on the track.
Erriyon Knighton, no longer a 'teenage phenom,' embarks on the next chapter of his career, May 21 2024
Everything happened so fast with my career, That was my first year as a professional, and I made an Olympic team.
A lot of people work hard their whole lives to make it. It just came so fast for me that I couldn't even think about it.
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Erriyon Knighton is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history. He was also the silver medalist at the 2023 200m final at the World Championships.
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