Christopher Bailey (runner)

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Christopher Bailey

Bailey in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(2000-05-29) May 29, 2000 (age 25) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Tennessee '22 BS Kinesiology University of Arkansas '24 MS Operations Management
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 21.58 (Starkville, 2019) 400 m: 44.15 (Eugene, 2025) 800 m: 1:49.82 (Palo Alto, 2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the   United States Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2023 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing 400 m 2025 Nanjing 4 × 400 m relay 2024 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay

Christopher Bailey (born May 29, 2000) is an American track and field athlete. He has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Indoors Championships. ^[1]

Early life

From Atlanta, Georgia he attended Carver High School, Mississippi Valley State University, and the University of Tennessee, before attending the University of Arkansas. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

In January 2023, Bailey set a new Arkansas Razorbacks College record over 400 m of 45:09 to break the previous record of 45:29 set in 2005 by Terry Gatson. ^[4] Bailey won the NCAA Indoors 4 × 400 m title as part of the Arkansas Razorbacks in March 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ^[5]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Bailey qualified fastest from the 400 m heats. ^[6] He then reached the final with the fifth fastest time. ^[7] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. ^[8]

He was a silver medalist running the anchor leg for the American 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March 2024. ^[9]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. ^[10] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, qualifying for the final and placing sixth overall. ^[11] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Games, winning the gold medal with the American relay team. ^[12]

He won the 400 metres at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[13] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he led a clean sweep for the USA of the medals in the individual 400 metres, winning the gold ahead of compatriots Brian Faust and Jacory Patterson. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

He won the opening Grand Slam Track race in the Long Sprints category at the inaugural slam in Kingston, Jamaica on 4 April 2025, running 44.34 for the 400 metres. ^[17] He ran a personal best 44.27 seconds to finish second in the 400 metres at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025. ^[18] Competing at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League on 3 May 2025, he won the men’s 400m in 44.17 seconds. ^[19] He ran a personal best 44.15 seconds at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^[20] On 2 August, he finished second at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 44.43 seconds. ^[21] He placed fifth in the 400 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. ^[22]

Results

Year	Championships	Venue	Event	Place	Time
2021	NCAA Indoor Championships	Randall Tyson Track Center	4 × 400 m	3rd	3:04.10
	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Hayward Field	400 m	SF3 5th	46.83
			4 × 400 m	SF3 4th	3:07.95
	US Outdoor Championships		400 m	H3 7th	46.29
2022	NCAA Indoor Championships	Birmingham CrossPlex	4 × 400 m	5th	3:05.89
	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Hayward Field	4 × 400 m	SF3 3rd	3:03.54
2023	NCAA Indoor Championships	Albuquerque Convention Center	400 m	5th	45.32
			4 × 400 m	1st	3:02.09
	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Mike A. Myers Stadium	400 m	SF1 4th	45.55
			4 × 400 m	8th	3:03.66
	US Outdoor Championships	Hayward Field	400 m	7th	45.25
	World Championships	National Athletics Centre	4 × 400 m relay	H1 1st	2:58.47
2024	US Indoor Championships	Albuquerque Convention Center	400 m	3rd	45.76
	World Indoor Championships	Commonwealth Arena	4 × 400 m relay	2nd	3:02.60
	Olympic Games	Stade de France	4 × 400 m relay	1st	2:54.43 OR
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing's Cube	400 m	1st	45.08
			4 × 400 m relay	1st	3:03.13

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [23]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam	Long sprints	400 m	1st	44.34	US$50,000
		200 m	5th	20.93

References

1. "Cristopher Bailey". World Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
2. "Cristopher Bailey". mvsusports. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. "Cristopher Bailey". utsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
4. Hilton, Kendall (January 23, 2023). "Hogs sprinter Chris Bailey sets new 400-meter Arkansas record". razorbackswire.USAtoday.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
5. Becton, Stan (April 14, 2023). "Arkansas sweeps the 2023 NCAA DI men's and women's indoor track and field championships". ncaa. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
6. Price, Shawn (July 6, 2023). "Chris Bailey Posts Fastest Time In 400m Qualifying At USATF". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
7. "Men's 400m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
8. Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
9. "Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow". World Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
10. "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
11. "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
12. "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
13. Gault, Jonathan (February 23, 2025). "2025 USA Indoors Men's Recap: Josh Hoey Rips 1:43.24 AR to Move to #2 All-Time, Hobbs Kessler Doubles Up". Lets Run. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
14. Hall, Dan (March 14, 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
15. "Duplantis and Holloway claim third successive world indoor titles at WIC Nanjing 25". World Athletics. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
16. "USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing". World Athletics. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
17. Crumley, Euan (April 5, 2025). "Grand Slam Track gets off and running". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
18. "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. April 26, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
19. "Stark, Tinch, and Allman Lead U.S. Charge at Shanghai Diamond League". May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
20. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
21. "Patterson tops Bailey, McRae in 400m in Eugene". nbcsports.com. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
22. Collett, Jasmine (August 28, 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
23. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.

External links

• Christopher Bailey at World Athletics
• Cristopher Bailey at Tennessee Volunteers
• Cristopher Bailey at Arkansas Razorbacks
• Cristopher Bailey at TFRRS
• Chris Bailey at www.USATF.org
• Chris Bailey at Team USA
• Christopher Bailey at Olympics.com