Quincy Watts
rank | Track and field athlete | number |
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1. | Michael Johnson | 22nd |
2. | Jeremy Wariner | 9 |
LaShawn Merritt | 9 | |
4th | Kirani James | 7th |
5. | Wayde van Niekerk | 6th |
6th | Harry Reynolds | 4th |
Quincy Watts | 4th | |
Isaac Makwala | 4th | |
As of May 6, 2018 |
Quincy D. Watts (born June 19, 1970 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a retired American athlete and Olympic champion .
Watts graduated from the University of Southern California , where he was not only an excellent track and field athlete, but also a football player . He was also a good basketball player during his time in high school . When he started training as a sprinter, he first specialized in 100 and 200 meters, but his coach John Smith persuaded him to do the 400-meter distance, where he finally celebrated his successes. At the 1991 World Championships he reached second place in the 4 x 400 meter relay race and first place in 1993 .
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , Spain , he undercut the 1968 Olympic record set by Lee Evans in the semifinals and won the final with a new Olympic record in 43.50 s. This meant the gold medal for him, silver went to the previous Olympic champion Steve Lewis and bronze to the Kenyan Samson Kitur . He won another gold medal with the team in the 4 x 400 meter relay with his teammates Andrew Valmon , Michael Johnson and Steve Lewis, ahead of the teams from Cuba (silver) and Great Britain (bronze). At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , he was no longer used after various injury problems.
Web links
- Quincy Watts in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Watts, Quincy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watts, Quincy D. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |