Ajeé Wilson
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Ajee' Wilson (left) at the 2016 World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 8, 1994 Neptune, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61.3 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track & Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Juventus Track Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
400m: 53.63 (2014) 800m: 1:55.61 (London 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ajeé Wilson (/ˈɑːdʒeɪ/ AH-jay; born May 8, 1994) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She currently holds the US Record in the event with a time of 1:55.61.
Wilson attended Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune Township, New Jersey, until 2012.[1] She originally committed to attend Florida State University,[2] before deciding to turn professional. She graduated from Temple University in 2016,[3] but trains with her coach Derek Thompson and the Juventus Track Club of Philadelphia.[4]
Wilson won gold medals in the 800 metres at both the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Her winning time in Barcelona of 2:00.91[5] is the 3rd fastest time ran by a high schooler behind Mary Cain and Kim Gallagher.
2013
In 2012, she committed to run at Florida State University Seminoles under Karen Harvey, but days before the fall semester, she decided to focus on a pro career and return to her coach Derek Thompson at Temple University. The decision paid off at the 2013 IAAF Moscow World Championships she ran the quickest Junior 800m – 1:58.21 a North American and USA junior record – to place sixth.[6]
2014
Wilson won her Second US Senior Indoor 800 meter title at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2:00.43.[7] Wilson won her first US Senior Outdoor 800 meter title at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California in 1:58.70.[8] On 18 July, Wilson ran a world leading mark of 1:57.67[9] to win the Diamond League Herculis Monaco.
2015
Wilson won the Armory Invitational in 2:01.7 on January 31 in New York, New York.
At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon Wilson placed 3rd in the 800m in 2:00.05 despite losing a shoe in the last 200 meters. She qualified to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China but did not compete due to injury.
2017
Wilson won the New York Road Runners Armory Invitational in New York, New York 600m in 1:24.28, the fourth-fastest time in history and the second-fastest by an American behind only Alysia Montaño‘s US national record of 1:23.59 set on this same Armory oval in 2013.
At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Wilson placed 1st in the 800 meters in 1:57.78, to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.[10]
On July 21, 2017, Wilson ran 1:55.61 at the Diamond League event in Monaco to break the US record by nearly 1 second. This time ranks Wilson at number 20 on the IAAF all-time list. [11]
Major competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the  United States | ||||||
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 5th | 800 m | 2:04.18 | |
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.64 | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.91 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 800 m | 1:58.21 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championship | Sopot, Poland | 10th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.90 | |
| World Relay Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4 × 800 m relay | 8:01.58 | ||
| 2015 | World Relay Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:36.50 (WR) | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championship | Portland, United States | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.27 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.75 | ||
USA National Championships
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Location | Date | |
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| Indoor | 400m | 59.55 | Toms River, USA | December 28, 2011 |
| 500m | 1:09.63 | Staten Island, USA | January 14, 2017 | |
| 600m | 1:24.48 | New York, USA | February 4, 2017 | |
| 800m | 1:58.27 AR | New York, USA | February 11, 2017 | |
| 1000m | 2:42.71 | Haverford, USA | December 3, 2016 | |
| Mile | 4:50.22 | New York, USA | January 22, 2016 | |
| Outdoor | 400m | 53.63 | Chester, USA | April 19, 2014 |
| 800m | 1:55.61 | Fontvieille, Monaco | July 21, 2017 | |
| 1000m | 2:44.05 | Brussels, Belgium | September 6, 2013 | |
| 1500m | 4:12.10 | Swarthmore, United States | May 12, 2014 | |
| Mile | 4:33.57 | South Huntington, USA | August 31, 2016 | |
| 4 × 800 m | 8:01.58 | Nassau, Bahamas | May 24, 2014 | |
| DMR | 10:36.50 | Nassau, Bahamas | May 2, 2015 |
References
- ↑ Barker, Sarah. "America's 800-Meter Savior Has Finally Arrived", Deadspin, June 12, 2015. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Wilson proved a stalwart point-earner for her high school track team, the imaginatively named Academy of Allied Health and Science, regularly competing in the 400, 800, 1600, 4x400 and often the sprint and distance medley relays, in both indoor and outdoor seasons."
- ↑ Steve Hockstein. "Neptune's Ajee' Wilson ends the suspense, will head to Florida State to continue track career". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "USA Track & Field - Ajeé Wilson". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "USA Track & Field - Athlete Spotlight: Ajeé Wilson". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Jim Lambert (2012-07-12). "Ajee' Wilson of Neptune wins World Junior Championship 800 title in US #2 all-time 2:00.91". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Why Ajee' Wilson is a winner | Spikes powered by IAAF". Spikes.iaaf.org. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑
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- ↑ 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USATF June 27, 2017
- ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/07/ajee-wilson-smashes-american-800-meter-record-runs-155-61-monaco/
- ↑ 2010 USA Outdoor Junior Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2012 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2012 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2013 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships 600 meters. Usatf.org, Retrieved on November 30, 2015
- ↑ 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 22, 2015
- ↑ 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results. Usatf.org, Retrieved on June 27, 2017
External links
- Ajee Wilson profile at IAAF
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Trevor Barron |
USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year 2011 |
Succeeded by Sydney Holden |
