Tyree Washington

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Tyree Washington
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Born (1976-08-28) 28 August 1976
Riverside, California
Residence Murrieta, California
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Coached by Blackman Ihem
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 400 m
Bronze 1997 Athens 400 m
Disqualified 2003 Paris 4×400 m relay[1]
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2003 Birmingham 400 m
Gold 2003 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
Gold 2006 Moscow 4×400 m relay
Goodwill Games
Silver 1998 New York 200 m
Silver 1998 New York 400 m
Updated on 30 April 2012.

Tyree Washington (born 28 August 1976) is a retired American sprinter.

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

His coach during 2003 was Antonio Pettigrew,[2] who ran alongside Washington, Michael Johnson and Jerome Young in breaking the 4 × 400 metres world record in 1998 with a time of 2:54.20. However, both Young and Pettigrew were later found to have violated doping regulations during their careers, and the IAAF now list the 1993 US quartet of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson as the world record holders.[3]

At the 2003 World Championships, Washington originally finished first in the 4 × 400 metres relay with Young, Calvin Harrison and Derrick Brew; and second in the 400 m behind Young. Calvin Harrison was found guilty of a doping violation (modafinil) in June 2003, leading to the quartet being stripped of the 4 × 400 m medals. Young was given a lifetime ban for a second offence in 2004; this was applied retrospectively to 1999 (Young's first failed test) in 2008, leading to Washington being awarded the gold medal.[4]

His last major win was at the 2006 world indoor championships. He retired in 2008[4] after failing to qualify at the US Olympic trials.[5]

Achievements

Personal bests

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
100 meters 10.41 Azusa, California, United States April 9, 2005
200 meters 20.09 Edwardsville, Illinois, United States May 22, 1999
400 meters 44.28 Los Angeles, California, United States May 12, 2001
  • All information from IAAF Profile[6]

Competition record

    • 1997 Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Record Holder 200 meters; Junior College State Record Holder 400 meters; Junior College National Record Holder 400 meters (Bakersfield, Ca).
    • World Championships – Athens, Greece.
    • 1998 Goodwill Games Silver medalist 400 meters (New York); Goodwill Games Silver medalist 200 meters (New York)
  • 2003
  • 2006

He ran the fastest time in 2001 (44.28 seconds) and again in 2003 (44.33 seconds).

References

  1. ↑ Teammates Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison were later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Michael (2003-08-26). "My retirement idea was wrong". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tyree Washington to get his gold deserts at last". The Guardian (London). 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Washington, Tyree biography". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-06-15. 

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