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Born | August 26, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Winfield, Alabama, United States | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||
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Trey Cunningham (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.
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. [1]
Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m | 6.67 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. | February 11, 2022 | Indoor |
60 m hurdles | 7.38 | Birmingham, Alabama | March 12, 2022 | Indoor |
110 m hurdles | 13.00 | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | June 10, 2022 | |
100 m | 10.64 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | April 12, 2019 | |
400 m | 49.58 | 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 relay | 3:12.56 | Clemson, South Carolina, U.S. | January 11, 2020 | |
Event | Mark | Venue | Date | Notes |
Long jump | 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in) | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | December 12, 2015 |
Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time | Venue | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time or mark | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Notes |
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2015 | AAU U19 Junior Olympics | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 14.27 | −0.6 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
New Balance Nationals Outdoor | 4th | 14.39 | −1.3 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |||
2016 | New Balance Indoor Nationals | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 7.71 | New York City, NY | ||
New Balance Nationals Outdoor | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.43 | −0.3 | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
AAU U19 National Club Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.77 | −1.2 | Kissimmee, Florida | ||
2017 | New Balance Indoor Nationals | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.40 | New York City, NY | ||
2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | −1.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | |
2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | −0.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | |
2021 | United States Olympic trials | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.21 | 0.4 | Eugene, Oregon | |
2022 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.08 | 1.2 | Eugene, Oregon |
Cunningham was raised in rural Winfield, Alabama. [3]
He graduated Winfield City High School in 2017, and later graduated from Florida State University in 2021. [4] He earned a master's in sports management from Florida State University. [5] In his thesis, Cunningham examined the connection between athletes' personalities and burn out. [6]
While he came out as gay publicly in 2024, he first came out to family and friends earlier, when he was 20. [3] [7]
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