Kimberlyn Duncan

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Kimberlyn Duncan
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 32)
Katy, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1]
Sport
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters, 200 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.96 s (2012)
200 m: 22.19 s (2012)
Kimberlyn Duncan
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
2013 Moscow 200 m
2017 London 200 m
World Relay Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay

Kimberlyn Duncan (born August 2, 1991) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the sprints. She was the 2013 American champion at 200 metres, having defeated Olympic champion Allyson Felix with a strong stretch run. Her time of 21.80 seconds from that race at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships would have ranked her as the 14th fastest female of all time, had it not been wind aided. She was 42nd on that 2013 list, from a qualifying heat at the NCAA Championships on the same Drake Stadium track a year earlier. [2]

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Duncan was a standout athlete at Cypress Springs High School near her hometown in Katy, Texas, graduating in 2009. She ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University, where she became the first woman to win the NCAA Championships 200 meters back to back, both indoors and outdoors. [3]

She is the 2012 recipient of The Bowerman, the highest award for a collegiate track and field athlete. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2011 and repeated in 2012. [4] [5]

At the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics she again won the 200 meters in record time and anchored the victorious USA 4x100 metres relay team. A few weeks later, she anchored the USA "Blue" team to the meet record at Herculis.

At 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Duncan earned gold medal in the 200 meters and placed 21st in the 100 meters. [6]

At 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Duncan earned silver medal in the 200 meters. [7]

At 2015 Mt SAC Relays, Duncan's 200 meter time has her ranked 31st in the world. [8] Duncan finished 16th in 100 metres and 10th in 200 metres 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Duncan finished 21st in 100 metres and 35th in 200 metres at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).

Duncan finished 9th in 100 metres and 2nd in 200 metres at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

USA Track and field National Championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th200 m22.35
2012 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Eugene, Oregon 4th200 m22.34
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st200 m21.80 [9]
21st100 m11.81
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 2nd200 m22.10 [7]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 16th100m11.43 [10]
10th200m22.83
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 21st100 m11.46 [11]
34th200 m23.75
2017 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 9th100 m11.24 [12]
2nd200 m22.59
2018 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 6th200 m23.13

IAAF World championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 2013 World Championships Moscow 12th200 m22.91 [13]
2017 2017 World Championships London 6th200 m22.59 [14]

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References

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Awards
Preceded by The Bowerman (Women's Winner)
2012
Succeeded by