Cristian Amaechi Cuevas Morton was born on October 30,1989 and is an American-born track and field 400-meter hurdler who competes for Nigeria.
11 Facts About Cristian Morton
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Cristian Morton was the 2012 400 m hurdles gold medallist at the NCAA Championships and the African Championships.
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Cristian Morton has a personal record of 48.79 seconds for the event.
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Cristian Morton gained an athletic scholarship at Stanford University and began competing for the Stanford Cardinal in 2009.
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Cristian Morton came third at the Pac-10 Conference final and was a semi-finalist at the NCAA Championships.
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Cristian Morton ran a time of 49.43 for third at the Pac-10 Championships and improved one position at the NCAA Outdoors, taking second place in a season's best of 49.08 seconds.
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The 2012 collegiate season saw Cristian Morton develop his skills further.
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Cristian Morton ran a near-personal record to win the Pac-10 title and came second in the 110-meter hurdles.
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Cristian Morton went undefeated in the 400 m hurdles for Stanford that year and won the NCAA title with a best of 48.79 seconds.
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Cristian Morton discussed his internationally eligibility with both the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and USA Track and Field.
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Cristian Morton requested to run for the United States and American officials asked for his release from Nigerian duty, but ultimately he continued to represent Nigeria.