Travis Padgett
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Nationality | United States |
Born | (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37) Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
College team | Clemson University |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.89 s (Eugene 2008) 200m: 20.32 s (Tallahassee 2008) |
Travis Padgett (born December 13, 1986) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States.[1] He was an All-American and national champion sprinter at Clemson University.
He broke the NCAA collegiate record at the 2008 US Olympic Trials qualifiers; recording a time of 9.89 seconds. This brought him into the top twenty fastest athletes in the 100 meters event, and the top ten American athletes.[2] In the final of the Olympic Trials, Padgett recorded a wind assisted time of 9.85 s but finished in fourth position. This meant he did not qualify for the Olympic event.[3] Padgett represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Rodney Martin, Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.[1]
At the beginning of the 2009 athletics season, he decided to turn professional, leaving the collegiate system.[4]
Personal bests
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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60 meters | 6.56 seconds | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | March 10, 2007 |
100 meters | 9.89 seconds | Eugene, Oregon, United States | June 26, 2008 |
200 meters | 20.32 seconds | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | May 31, 2008 |
- All information from IAAF Profile[5]
References
- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Travis Padgett". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- ^ 100 Metres All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ^ Travis Padgett Bio. USATF. Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ^ Padgett gears up for Millrose. USATF (2009-01-27). Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ^ "Padgett, Travis biography". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
External links
- Travis Padgett at World Athletics
- TeamUSA Profile
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- 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
and road athletes
- Abdi Abdirahman
- Kerron Clement
- Shawn Crawford
- Walter Dix
- Ian Dobson
- Philip Dunn
- Kevin Eastler
- Anthony Famiglietti
- Tyson Gay
- Ryan Hall
- Bershawn Jackson
- Bernard Lagat
- Lopez Lomong
- Leonel Manzano
- Rodney Martin (r)
- Joshua McAdams
- LaShawn Merritt
- Billy Nelson
- David Neville
- David Oliver
- Travis Padgett (r)
- Darvis Patton
- David Payne
- Dathan Ritzenhein
- Galen Rupp
- Brian Sell
- Christian Smith
- Wallace Spearmon
- Nick Symmonds
- Angelo Taylor
- Matt Tegenkamp
- Jorge Torres
- Terrence Trammell
- Jeremy Wariner
- Andrew Wheating
- Reggie Witherspoon (r)
field athletes
- Kenta Bell
- Christian Cantwell
- Bryan Clay
- Rafeeq Curry
- Breaux Greer
- Trey Hardee
- Jeff Hartwig
- Mike Hazle
- Reese Hoffa
- Brian Johnson
- Dusty Jonas
- A. G. Kruger
- Casey Malone
- Andra Manson
- Derek Miles
- Adam Nelson
- Tom Pappas
- Miguel Pate
- Trevell Quinley
- Michael Robertson
- Leigh Smith
- Brad Walker
- Ian Waltz
- Jesse Williams
- Aarik Wilson
and road athletes
- Lindsey Anderson
- Jenny Barringer
- Amy Yoder Begley
- Damu Cherry
- Hazel Clark-Riley
- Erin Donohue
- Joanne Dow
- Torri Edwards
- Allyson Felix
- Shalane Flanagan
- Kara Goucher
- Dawn Harper
- Queen Harrison
- Natasha Hastings (r)
- Monique Henderson (r)
- Marshevet Hooker
- Lolo Jones
- Deena Kastor
- Muna Lee
- Mechelle Lewis (r)
- Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
- Jennifer Rhines
- Sanya Richards
- Tiffany Ross-Williams
- Shannon Rowbury
- Blake Russell
- Alice Schmidt
- Nicole Teter
- Sheena Tosta
- DeeDee Trotter
- Anna Willard
- Angela Williams (r)
- Lauryn Williams
- Mary Wineberg
- Christin Wurth-Thomas
field athletes
- Amy Acuff
- Erica Bartolina
- April Steiner Bennett
- Jillian Camarena
- Amber Campbell
- Michelle Carter
- Jessica Cosby
- Sharon Day
- Hyleas Fountain
- Kristin Heaston
- Chaunté Howard
- Funmi Jimoh
- Jackie Johnson
- Kim Kreiner
- Shani Marks
- Erica McLain
- Kara Patterson
- Diana Pickler
- Suzy Powell-Roos
- Brittney Reese
- Loree Smith
- Jenn Stuczynski
- Aretha Thurmond
- Stephanie Brown Trafton
- Grace Upshaw
- Bubba Thornton (men's head coach)
- Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach)
- Ron Mann (men's assistant coach)
- Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach)
- Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach)
- Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
- Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach)
- Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach)
- J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach)
- Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach)
- Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach)
- Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
- Brooks Johnson (relay coach)
- Orin Richburg (relay coach)
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