1. Kerron Stephon Clement was born on October 31,1985 and is a Trinidadian-born American track and field athlete who competes in the 400-meter hurdles and 400-meter sprint.
23 Facts About Kerron Clement
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Kerron Clement held the indoor world record in the 400-meter sprint, having broken Michael Johnson's mark in 2005.
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Kerron Clement retained his world title at the 2009 World Championships.
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Kerron Clement quickly progressed on the senior circuit, taking the hurdles title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 2005 and 2006.
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Kerron Clement was fourth in his first global appearance at the 2005 World Championships and won his first global gold at the 2006 IAAF World Cup.
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Kerron Clement was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Kerron Clement's family moved to the United States in 1998, where he became a successful high school athlete at La Porte High School in La Porte, Texas.
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Kerron Clement won both 110 and 400-meter hurdles at the USATF Youth Athletics Championships.
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Kerron Clement won the National Scholastic Championship in the 110-meter high hurdles in 2002, and finished fifth in that same event his senior year in 2003.
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Kerron Clement won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2003 National Scholastic meet.
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Kerron Clement accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for coach Mike Holloway's Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition in 2004 and 2005.
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Kerron Clement became a US citizen in June 2004 and was eligible to compete for a spot on the US Olympic team, but instead opted to skip the Olympic Trials in favor of competing at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
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Kerron Clement set a personal best and 2005 world leading performance in the 400-meter hurdles with a 47.24 seconds, winning the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships title at Carson, California.
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Kerron Clement opted to turn professional in the summer of 2005 and, while he no longer represented the University of Florida he continued to live and train in Gainesville.
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Kerron Clement faded during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland and missed out on the medals, finishing fourth.
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Kerron Clement represented the United States at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and won the hurdles title ahead of South African L J van Zyl.
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Kerron Clement earned a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2007 World Championship in Osaka.
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Kerron Clement's time of 47.61 seconds was a season's best, and he was ranked the number 1 400-meter hurdler in the world.
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Kerron Clement advanced to the final where he was a slight favourite over compatriot Angelo Taylor, but Taylor ran a personal best time to win the gold medal.
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Kerron Clement closed the year on the top of the podium with a gold medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final.
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Kerron Clement won the gold medal in a season's best time of 47.91, beating Javier Culson and Bershawn Jackson to the title.
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Kerron Clement took another gold at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, which was the last edition of the competition.
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Kerron Clement finished 3rd in the 400 metres hurdles in 48.44 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.