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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 9, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College/university team | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willie Hordge (born February 9, 1984) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
At the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Hordge won a silver medal in 100 metres, finishing behind only Darrel Brown (10.31 to 10.41). In his senior season at Forest Brook High School in Houston, Texas, Hordge missed the Texas 4A 100-meter title to Brendan Christian 10.15 to 10.16 in a wind-assisted race (+2.5 m/s). He then won the 100 meters over Kelly Willie and Jonathan Wade in the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a personal best 10.21 clocking (+2.0 m/s wind).
Hordge participated in the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, and finished with a bronze medal in 100 meters, placing third behind Darrel Brown and Marc Burns. Also a part of the United States 4×100 relay squad, Hordge won a gold medal, as he and teammates Ashton Collins, Wes Felix, and Ivory Williams set a new world junior record of 38.92.