Justin Gaymon

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Justin Gaymon
2012-06-07 Bislett Games Justin Gaymon02.jpg
Gaymon at the 2012 Oslo Diamond League
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37) [1]
Home town Stewartsville, New Jersey [2]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres hurdles, 400 metres
College team Georgia Bulldogs [3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Toluca 400 m hurdles
European Champion Clubs Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Mersin400 m hurdles

Justin Gaymon (born December 13, 1986) is an American former 400 metre hurdler. He was the 2008 NACAC U23 champion, and in 2008 he was just 0.04 seconds away from making the U.S. Olympic team.

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Biography

Raised in the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Gaymon attended Phillipsburg High School. [4] He competed in both track and gridiron football, winning five state titles in the short and long hurdles and was ranked #1 all-time in the region as a prep. [5]

As a member of the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team, Gaymon placed third individually twice at the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and won the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics in the 400m hurdles. [1]

Gaymon competed in both the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and the 2012 trials in the 400 metres hurdles. In the 2008 trials, he finished in fourth place, setting a personal best of 48.46 seconds, just 0.04 seconds away from qualifying for the Olympic team. [1]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
400 metres hurdles 48.46 2008 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 29 June 2008

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Justin Gaymon at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. "Getting To Know Georgia Track & Field's Justin Gaymon". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. "USATF - Justin Gaymon" . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. "Bittersweet finish for Gaymon", The Morning Call , June 30, 2008. Accessed September 26, 2023. "The Phillipsburg High graduate was part of that mix and came within one place - a mere four-hundredths of a second - of making the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team.... He's heading back to Stewartsville, N.J., today and still has another year at Georgia."
  5. "Phillipsburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts 2023 Class" . Retrieved 25 September 2023.