Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
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Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. She won gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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McLaughlin-Levrone at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
McLaughlin-Levrone with then-high school 800 m record holder Mike Granville in 2017
At the 2019 World Championships held in Doha, 29-year-old Dalilah Muhammad held off 20-year-old McLaughlin-Levrone by 0.07 seconds
At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, McLaughlin-Levrone became the first woman to break the 51-second barrier in the 400 m hurdles
McLaughlin-Levrone ahead of the competition in her 400 m hurdles semi-final at the 2024 Paris OlympicsOn YouTube
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Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. She won gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2025 World Athletics Championships. She set a world record time in the 400 m hurdles of 50.37 seconds at the 2024 Summer Olympics on August 8, 2024, breaking the world record she previously set of 50.65 seconds. She set a championship record in the flat 400 of 47.78 at the 2025 World Championships, making her the second fastest woman in history over that distance. She was the first woman to break the 52-second and 51-second barriers in the 400 m hurdles. She won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. At all four competitions, she also took gold as part of the women's 4 × 400 m relay team.
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