Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Norcross, Georgia, U.S. | September 6, 1995
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Sprinting |
College team | Tennessee Volunteers track and field |
Club | Adidas |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 4×400 m: 2:59.78 (London 2018) 200 m: 20.76 (Fayetteville 2018) 400 m: 44.34 (Knoxville 2018) |
Nathan Strother (born September 6, 1995) is an American sprinter. [1] Nathan Strother is a 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour Winner. Strother is a member of gold medal 4x400 m relays at 2018 Toronto NACAC Championships, 2018 Athletics World Cup, and bronze in 400 m 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.
Strother is a 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour Winner. Strother is a member of gold medal 4x400 m relays at 2018 Toronto NACAC Championships, 2018 Athletics World Cup, and bronze in 400 m 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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IAAF Championships | |||||
2019 | IAAF World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | Mixed 4x400 m relay [2] | ||
2018 | IAAF Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd place | 400 meters | 45.28 |
2018 NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st place | 4x400 meters | 3:00.60 | |
2018 Athletics World Cup | London UK | 1st place | 4x400 meters | 2:59.78 | |
USATF Championships | |||||
2018 | 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [3] | Drake University | 4th place | 400 metres | 44.89 |
2017 | 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [4] | Sacramento State University | 11th place | 400 metres | 45.25 |
2016 | 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) [5] | University of Oregon | 23rd place | 400 metres | 46.36 |
Strother is a 11-time NCAA Division I All-American and Southeastern Conference runner-up.
Representing University of Tennessee | ||||||
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School Year | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championship | NCAA Indoor track and field Championship | Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship | ||
2018 Senior | 400 m – 45.59 – 2nd | 400 m – 45.67 – 6th | 400 m – 44.34 – 2nd | 400 m – 45.72 – 12th | ||
Nathan Strother graduated from Norcross High School c/o 2014 as a Georgia Class 6A state champion in the 400m outdoor track and field Georgia High School Association 6A state champion with high school personal best times of 38.31 (300-meter hurdles), 7.25 m (long jump) and 47.37 (400 meters) which were Norcross HS records.
Representing Norcross High School | ||||||
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Georgia High School Association 6A | ||||||
Year | Outdoor Track | |||||
2014 | 1st in the 400 m (47.37) | |||||
In 2014, Strother placed 4th in the long jump (7.09 m), 4th in the 300 m hurdles (38.31) and 1st in the 400 m (47.37) at Georgia High School Association 6A state meet.
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