21 Facts About Grant Holloway

Stanley Grant Holloway was born on November 19,1997 and is an American professional hurdler and sprinter.

Grant Holloway is a 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meters hurdles and the second-fastest man in history at the event with a personal best of 12.81 seconds, set at the US Olympic Trials on June 26,2021.

Grant Holloway's range was a driving force in Florida's team performances at the NCAA Championships.

Stanley Grant Holloway was born November 19,1997, in Chesapeake, Virginia, to mother Latasha and father Stan.

Grant Holloway was coached with his older brother Trey by their father Stan in track and field until high school as members of the Track 757 club.

Grant Holloway continued to compete in track and field with his brother at Grassfield High School for the Grizzlies, as well as competing on the football team as a wide receiver.

Grant Holloway chose to compete for the University of Florida in the hurdles rather than the University of Georgia in football.

Outdoors, Grant Holloway amassed season bests of 14.42 s in the 110 m hurdles, 38.52 s in the 300 m hurdles, 6' 11" in the high jump, and 21' 3.75" in the long jump; he did not compete at the state or national meet.

Grant Holloway began to compete at national elite level as a hurdler in his sophomore year.

Grant Holloway then competed at New Balance Indoor Nationals; he finished 3rd in the Emerging Elite 200 m in 21.93 s and 2nd in the Championship 60 meters hurdles in 7.93 s behind Isiah Moore.

Grant Holloway entered more short and long sprints while continuing both jumps as a junior.

Indoors, Grant Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 55 meter hurdle title, his second consecutive long jump title, and the 500 meters title, which he won by a hundredth of a second in 1:03.35 over Josephus Lyles; Grant Holloway finished 3rd in the 55 meters behind the Lyles brothers for the second year in a row.

At New Balance Indoor Nationals, Grant Holloway competed in his first career pentathlon and set the 3rd best HS mark ever ; he won a second consecutive national title and set the national record in the 60 meter hurdles.

Outdoors, Grant Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 110 meter hurdles title, a third consecutive high jump title, and repeated in the long jump ; he finished second in the 200 meter in 21.32 s and was disqualified in the 300 meters hurdles.

Grant Holloway ended his high school career with sixteen state championships and three indoor national championships.

Grant Holloway went undefeated in the 60 m high hurdles, and won the NCAA Indoor Title in a collegiate-leading 7.58 seconds.

Grant Holloway competed in the US Championships in the hopes of qualifying for the World Championships in London, but finished 4th and missed out by.

Grant Holloway continued his unbeaten streak in the 60 m high hurdles, defending his NCAA title in a collegiate record-breaking and world leading 7.42 seconds.

Grant Holloway smashed his own collegiate record with 7.35 seconds, an American record.

Grant Holloway finished second in the finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2024, Grant Holloway was named Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year in Night of Legends Award.