Robert Gregory (sprinter)

Robert Gregory

Personal information
Born	(2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.04 (Austin, 2023) 200m: 19.80 (Eugene, 2025)

Robert Gregory (born 12 December 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. ^[1]

Early life

From Houston, Texas, Gregory is from a family of track athletes. He attended Wheatley High School where he played as a defensive back in American football as well as competing in athletics. ^[2] He trained as a member of Greater Houston Track Club and initially attended Texas Christian University before transferring to the University of Florida. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Gregory was runner up at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships over 60 metres. He won the SEC 200m title in 20.12 seconds, in Baton Rouge in May 2023. ^[5] At the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held in Austin, Texas in June 2023, Gregory set a new personal best for the 200m, running 19.89 to finish fourth in the final. ^[6]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, Gregory ran 19.90 in the final of the 200m, the fastest-ever time for 5th place, in USATF history. ^[7]

He finished second at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200 metres in Eugene, Oregon in 20.08 seconds. ^[8] He competed at the US Olympic Trials in June 2024, where he reached the final of the 200 metres and placed seventh overall. ^[9]

In May 2025, he won the 200 metres at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo in 20.24 seconds to finish ahead of former Olympic champion Andre De Grasse. ^[10] The previous month, he had finished runner-up to De Grasse at the Florida Relays in Gainesville at the same distance. ^{[11] [12]} He finished fourth in the 200 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2025 Diamond League, in May 2025 and fourth at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^{[13] [14]}

He placed third in the 200 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, with a 19.80 seconds personal best running from Lane 9 to finish just behind a feuding Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek. ^[15] He finished second in 20.19 seconds in the 200m in the Diamond League event, the 2025 Memorial Van Damme, in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 August. ^[16] He placed fourth in the 200 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. ^[17]

He was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[18]

References

1. "Robert Gregory". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
2. Jiles, Jodie B. (May 13, 2019). "Wheatley Sprinter Robert Gregory makes noise at state track meet". Houston Defender. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
3. "The 16 Best Sprint & Hurdle Talents Headed To AAU This Week". MileSplit. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "30 impact transfers to watch in the 2022-23 track and field season". ncaa.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. "ROBERT GREGORY 1ST PLACE MEN'S 200M, 2ND PLACE 4X100M RELAY AND 4TH PLACE 100M - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
6. "Florida men's track & field team wins 6th outdoor national title". ncaa.com. June 10, 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
7. Sands, Rich (July 12, 2023). "USATF Men's 200 — Knighton's Third Team, First Win". trackandfieldnews. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
8. Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
9. "Rewinding Day 8 of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials". Oregon Live. 29 Jun 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
10. "Olympic 100m silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson beaten in Tokyo season-opener". Straits Times. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
11. "Andre De Grasse wins 200m at Florida Relays near training base". cbc.ca. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
12. Taiwo, Jide (April 5, 2025). "Alaba Akintola Clocks Season Best in Men's 200m at Florida Relays, Finishes Third Behind De Grasse". Sports247.ng. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
13. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
14. "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
15. McCarvel, Nick (3 August 2025). "USA Track & Field Championships 2025: Noah Lyles edges Kenny Bednarek in heated finish to capture fifth national 200m title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
16. "Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
17. Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
18. "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.