Terrence Trammell

Terrence Trammell

Trammell at the 2007 World Championships
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney 110 m hurdles
Silver 2004 Athens 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver 2003 Paris 110 m hurdles
Silver 2007 Osaka 110 m hurdles
Silver 2009 Berlin 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2001 Lisbon 60 m hurdles
Gold 2006 Moscow 60 m hurdles
Silver 2010 Doha 60 m hurdles
Bronze 2006 Moscow 60 m
Universiade
Gold 1999 Palma de Mallorca 110 m hurdles

Terrence R. Trammell (born November 23, 1978 to Julie and Roger Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia)[1] is a retired American track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three silver medals at the World Championships.

The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year, he attended the University of South Carolina where he trained under Curtis Frye. His main training partner until 2002 was Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson.

He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but had to pull out of the competition after injuring his hamstring in the preliminary rounds.

He trained in Atlanta with his High School (Southwest Dekalb) coach Napoleon Cobb.

Trammell is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Time
June 2, 2000 100 m Durham, North Carolina 10.04
January 1, 1998 200 m 20.74
June 2, 2007 110 m hurdles New York, New York 12.95

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1998 NCAA Outdoor Championships Buffalo, New York 2nd 110 m hurdles
1999 NCAA Outdoor Championship Indianapolis, Indiana 1st 110 m hurdles
1st 4x100 m relay
World University Games Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1st 110 m hurdles 13.44 (wind: -0.1m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 38.55
2000 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 1st 60 m
1st 60 m hurdles
NCAA Outdoor Championship Fayetteville, Arkansas 1st 110 m hurdles
Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.16 (wind: +0.6m/s)
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 60 m hurdles 7.51
IAAF Grand Prix Final Melbourne, Australia 7th 110 m hurdles 14.17 (wind: -1.7m/s)
2002 United States Indoor Championships New York City, New York 1st 60 m
NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 1st 110m hurdles 13.45 (wind: +1.3m/s)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.20 (wind: +0.3m/s)
IAAF World Athletics Final Monaco 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.17 (wind: -1.5m/s)
2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Sacramento, California 1st 110 m hurdles
Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.18 (wind: +0.3m/s)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 110 m hurdles 13.20 (wind: -0.2m/s)
IAAF World Athletics Final Monaco 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.17 (wind: -1.4m/s)
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 60 m hurdles 7.43
3rd 60 m 6.54
2007 United States Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 110 m hurdles
World Championships Osaka, Japan 2nd 110 m hurdles 12.99 (wind: +1.7m/s)
2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd 110 m hurdles
2009 United States Indoor Championships Boston, Massachusetts 1st 60 m hurdles
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.36

References

  1. Athlete Bio. Mezoom. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.

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