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Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Detroit, Michigan | March 22, 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 110 metre hurdles, 400 metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400 m: 45.91 (Baie-Mahault 2007) 110 m H: 13.53 (Knoxville 2003) 400 m H: 48.15 (Carson 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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