Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
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Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who competes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record, and 2022 World champion. She set a world record time of 50.65 seconds at the U.S Olympic Trials in June 2024. Setting four world records during 13 months, she was the first woman to break the 52-second and 51-second barriers in the 400 m hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. At all three competitions, she also took gold as part of a women's 4 × 400 m relay team.
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McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record for fifth timeDefending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials in Oregon.BBC Sport - Published | |
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McLaughlin-Levrone out of Worlds with knee injuryOlympic and world 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone pulls out of the World Championships in Budapest because of a knee injury.BBC Sport - Published | |
McLaughlin-Levrone wants to be 'one of the greats'Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone eyes greatness after winning 400m flat race at United States' World Championships trials.BBC Sport - Published | |
McLaughlin-Levrone and Lyles target world records![]() BBC Sport - Published | |
McLaughlin & Duplantis win World Athletics awards![]() BBC Sport - Published | |
Women's World Athlete of Year finalists announcedShelley-Anne Fraser-Pryce, Kimberly Garcia, Sydney McLaughlin, Yulimar Rojas and Tobi Amusan are named as finalists for the World Women's Athlete of the Year 2022.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tokyo Olympics: Sky Brown takes bronze, Sydney McLaughlin set new world record and KJT stars in the heptathlon hurdlesSky Brown takes skateboarding bronze , Sydney McLaughlin breaks the 400m hurdle world record and Katarina Johnson-Thompson stars in the heptathlon hurdles.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tokyo Olympics: Sydney McLaughlin smashes her 400m hurdles world recordUSA's Sydney McLaughlin smashes her own world record as she takes gold in the women's 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Games.BBC Sport - Published |