Amere Lattin

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Amere Lattin
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-12) July 12, 1997 (age 26)
Brookhaven, Mississippi, U.S.
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Hurdles and sprints
College team Houston Cougars
Team Nike
Turned pro2019
Coached by Leroy Burrell [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 400 m hurdles
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Taipei 4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz 110 m hurdles

Amere Lattin (born July 12, 1997) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hurdles, mostly 400-meter hurdles. [2] He was the silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games, running 48.98 in the 400 m hurdles final.

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He made his international debut in age category competitions: he was a 110-meter hurdles finalist at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished as runner-up in the 110 m hurdles at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. He has also competed in sprinting, sharing in the 4 × 400-meter relay silver medal with the American team at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

He finished third at 2019 USA Championships and qualified for 2019 World Championships in Doha, with a personal best of 48.66. [3] [4]

Running for the University of Houston [5] he ran the first leg on what is recognized as the world record in the 4 × 400 meters relay, the team running a time of 3:01.51. [6]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted. [7] [8]

Personal bests

EventTime (s)VenueDateNotes
400 m hurdles 48.66 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.July 27, 2019
110 m hurdles 13.44 Austin, Texas, U.S.June 5, 2019+2.0 m/s wind
13.40  w Austin, Texas, U.S.March 30, 2019Wind-assisted, +4.7 m/s wind
60 m hurdles 7.71 Lubbock, Texas, U.S.January 18, 2019
4×400 m relay 3:00.07 Austin, Texas, U.S.June 7, 2019
4×400 m relay indoor3:01.51 Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.February 9, 2019Indoor WR [note 1]

Seasonal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 Youth Olympics Nanjing, China7th 110 m hurdles
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2nd 110 m hurdles
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan DQ (semi 2) 110 m hurdles
2nd 4 × 400 m relay
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru2nd 400 m hurdles
World Championships Doha, Qatar14th 400 m hurdles
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.11

Notes

  1. Shared with Americans Obi Igbokwe, Jermaine Holt, and Kahmari Montgomery for the Houston Cougars. [7] [9] [10]

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