16 Facts About Sydney McLaughlin

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who specialises in the 400 meters hurdles.

Sydney McLaughlin's is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record, and 2022 World champion with the current world record of 50.

Sydney McLaughlin's won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships.

In 2016, McLaughlin was the youngest athlete since 1980 to qualify for the U S Olympic track team, having placed third at the U S Olympic Trials, with the current world under-18 best of 54.

Only one other woman broke the 52-second barrier and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the only one who broke the 51-second barrier, leaving her with nearly one second advantage on the world all-time list.

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Sydney McLaughlin's holds six out of the seven fastest times on this list.

Sydney McLaughlin was a semi-finalist in the 400 meters at the 1984 Olympic Trials.

Sydney McLaughlin was the fifth member of the family to win a New Jersey county track title.

Sydney McLaughlin placed a close second behind Shamier Little in the 400-meter hurdles at the national junior championships in 2014; her time of 55.

Sydney McLaughlin's would have qualified to represent the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, but was a year too young to be eligible.

Sydney McLaughlin is the youngest athlete to make the American Olympic track and field team since Carol Lewis and Denean Howard qualified for the boycotted Moscow Olympics in 1980.

Sydney McLaughlin's was part of an American record quartet that broke the indoor distance medley relay world record with a time of 10:40.

Later that month, Sydney McLaughlin ran the fastest ever high school girls relay split during the Championship of America high school girls 4 x 400 at the 123rd Penn Relays.

Sydney McLaughlin's was the first athlete to repeat in the then-15-year history of the award.

In November 2016, Sydney McLaughlin signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Kentucky and compete for their track and field program.

Sydney McLaughlin's is coached by controversial track coach Bobby Kersee, whose successes have mainly been with female athletes.