Trey Cunningham

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Trey Cunningham
Trey Cunningham 2024 (cropped).jpg
Cunningham in 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-08-26) August 26, 1998 (age 26)
Home town Winfield, Alabama, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event 110 m hurdles
College team Florida State Seminoles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • 100 m : 10.17 (Miramar 2025)
  • 200 m : 21.27 (Tuscaloosa 2019)
  • 110 mH : 13.00 (Eugene 2022)
  • Indoor
  • 60 m : 6.67 (Fayetteville 2022)
  • 200 m : 21.43 (Clemson 2018)
  • 60 mH : 7.38 (Birmingham, AL 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Eugene 110 m hurdles

Olan Bradford "Trey" Cunningham III [1] (born August 26, 1998) is an American hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He was a silver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships after finishing second at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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Background

Cunningham won the 110 metres hurdles at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, having run the second fastest time in NCAA history in 13.00 seconds.

He is represented by Ford Models. [2]

Statistics

Personal bests

Sprints, hurdles and Long Jump
EventTimeVenueDateNotes
60 m 6.67 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.February 11, 2022Indoor
60 m hurdles 7.38 Birmingham, Alabama March 12, 2022Indoor
110 m hurdles 13.00 Eugene, Oregon, U.S.June 10, 2022
100 m10.17 Miramar, U.S.May 4, 2025
400 m49.58 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.December 3, 2016
4×400 m relay 3:13.46 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.June 7, 2019
Indoor 4×400 m relay3:12.56 Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.January 11, 2020
EventMarkVenueDateNotes
Long jump 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.December 12, 2015

International championship results

Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
YearChampionshipPositionEventTimeVenueNotes
2022 World Championships 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.08+1.2 Eugene, Oregon
2024 World Indoor Championships 6th 60 m hurdles 7.53— Glasgow, United Kingdom

National championship results

Representing the Winfield City High School Pirates (2015–2017), Florida State Seminoles (2018–2022), and Adidas (2022–present)
YearChampionshipPositionEventTime or markWind (m/s)VenueNotes
2015AAU U19 Junior Olympics3rd110 m hurdles14.27−0.6 Norfolk, Virginia
New Balance Nationals Outdoor 4th14.39−1.3 Greensboro, North Carolina
2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals 4th60 m hurdles7.71 New York City, NY
New Balance Nationals Outdoor 2nd110 m hurdles13.43−0.3 Greensboro, North Carolina
AAU U19 National Club Championships1st110 m hurdles13.77−1.2 Kissimmee, Florida
2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals 1st60 m hurdles7.40 New York City, NY
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 5th110 m hurdles13.71−1.8 Des Moines, Iowa
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 8th110 m hurdles13.72−0.8 Des Moines, Iowa
2021 United States Olympic trials 4th110 m hurdles13.210.4 Eugene, Oregon
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2nd110 m hurdles13.081.2 Eugene, Oregon

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [4]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Miami Slam Short hurdles110 m hurdles1st13.00US$100,000
100 m1st10.17

Wins and titles

Personal life

Cunningham was raised in rural Winfield, Alabama. [5]

He graduated Winfield City High School in 2017, and later graduated from Florida State University in 2021. [6] He earned a master's in sports management from Florida State University. [7] In his thesis, Cunningham examined the connection between athletes' personalities and burn out. [8]

While he came out as gay publicly in 2024, he first came out to family and friends earlier, when he was 20. [5] [9]

References

  1. ↑ @usatf (March 2, 2024). "Be honest… did you know Trey Cunningham's given name?" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Trey Cunningham". Ford Models.
  3. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE Trey Cunninham". World Athletics . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "The Track Star Knew He Was Gay. Now Everyone Else Does". The New York Times .
  6. ↑ "Trey Cunningham: The First Person To Believe In Me". MileSplit USA.
  7. ↑ "USA track star Trey Cunningham comes out as gay". OutSports.
  8. ↑ "Trey Cunningham: The First Person To Believe In Me". World Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Get to know Trey Cunningham, the American track star who just came out". Queerty.
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