LaShawn Merritt
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LaShawn Merritt is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the eleventh fastest of all time.
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In the future, I think I'll try to work my race plan a bit more. I'm still young, I still have a couple of years to prove myself. In the next years, I'll focus on getting the gold.
Gold - LaShawn MERRITT, USA, August 21 2009
Physically I’m about the same as last year, but mentally I’m a lot stronger. I feel like I haven’t lost anything. And that I can pick up where I left off.
Olympic 400m champion creates LaShawn Merritt foundation - IAAF Online Diaries, February 10 2009
When I was running in High School, it was like an out-of-body experience. It was like both of us were running.
Merritt changes his game plan after learning from Bolt, August 22 2008
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