Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

thumb|Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 2022 Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone (born August 7, 1999) is an American hurdler and sprinter who holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. She won gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2025 World Athletics Championships. She set a world record time in the 400 m hurdles of 50.37 seconds at the 2024 Summer Olympics on August 8, 2024, breaking the world record she previously set of 50.65 seconds. Quotes I get a lot of flak for not showing enough personality on the track but it's because I'm trying to give you all the best performances possible. I was also criticized for not showing personality because I was all business on the track which is how I got the results. After the race is where you got to see my personality. ‘All business’ – Michael Johnson names surprise athlete who reminds him of himself, February 25 2025 I think the options are still open. There’s a lot of different directions you could go with it. I definitely would love to run some more 200s in the future. I was hoping in 2024 to dip under 22 (seconds). … So maybe something like that. And then, you know, maybe going back to the hurdles for a little bit. I’m not really sure what the landscape fully looks like, but I think the exciting part is that there’s options and opportunity. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone open to options, November 7 2025 External links Category:Track and field athletes Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:Women from the United States Category:Women in sports Category:1999 births Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:Living people Category:African Americans