Justyn Knight was born on 19 July 1996 and is a Canadian long-distance track runner.
20 Facts About Justyn Knight
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Justyn Knight's mother, Jennifer Knight, was born and raised in Jamaica and moved to Canada at the age of 13.
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Justyn Knight's father, Anthony Knight, born in Canada to parents from Barbados, was a basketball coach.
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Justyn Knight has an older brother, Jaryd Knight, who plays volleyball.
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Justyn Knight took up distance running when he was a high school student in Toronto, starting in Grade 10.
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Justyn Knight won the 2013 Ontario provincial senior cross country title at OFSAA cross country.
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Justyn Knight placed fourth overall at the 2015 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships.
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Justyn Knight was the runner-up at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships behind Patrick Tiernan and earned All-America status in Cross Country.
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On October 27,2017, Justyn Knight won the individual ACC championship, and Syracuse won the ACC team title for the fifth straight year.
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Justyn Knight headed into his final NCAA outdoor campaign representing Syracuse with three NCAA titles, two individual, from the cross country and indoor track season, and one team from leading the Orange to the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
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At the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Justyn Knight finished in second place in the 3000 meters final round and won the 5000 meters final to earn his first NCAA Division I track title.
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Justyn Knight had made his World Championship debut at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London while still a student at Syracuse.
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Justyn Knight made the event final and placed ninth overall in the 5000 m Justyn Knight had said he was "happy but not satisfied" with this finish, and in the future would need to expect more from himself.
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Justyn Knight won a bronze medal in the 5000 m at 2018 NACAC Championships, but by 2019 was struggling with the transition to the professional scene, as it required him to spend more time away from friends and family.
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Justyn Knight retained his competition bib with notes on his time and placement as motivation.
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In 2021, Justyn Knight returned to competition at the 2021 Diamond League's Golden Gala in Florence, Italy.
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Justyn Knight finished with a time of 12:51.93, shaving almost twenty seconds off his prior best and running below thirteen minutes in the 5000 m distance for the first time.
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Justyn Knight was named to the Canadian Olympic team and finished seventh in the 5000 m event.
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Justyn Knight's time of 13:04.38 was an improvement of more than 22 seconds on his prior World Championships appearance.
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Justyn Knight withdrew from the 2022 Canadian track and field championships, citing the need to manage an Achilles tendon injury in advance of the 2022 World Athletics Championships.