Tyree Washington

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Tyree Washington (born 28 August 1976 in Riverside, California) is an African American athlete.

He attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.

He is currently coached by Antonio Pettigrew, who ran alongside Tyree, Michael Johnson and Jerome Young in breaking the 4 x 400 metre relay world record in 1998 with a time of 2 minutes 54.2 seconds.

[edit] Achievements

• 1997
  • World Championships - Athens, Greece.
    • 400 m. bronze medal
    • 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal
• 2003
  • World Championships - Paris, France.
    • 400 m. silver medal
    • 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal
  • IAAF World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England.
    • 400m gold medal
    • 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal
• 2006
  • IAAF World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia.
    • 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Tyree Washington