Grant Holloway

thumb|Grant Holloway Stanley Grant Holloway (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional hurdler and sprinter. He is a 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meters hurdles and the second-fastest man in history at the event with a personal best of 12.81 seconds, set at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 26, 2021. He is also a three-time world champion (2019 Doha, 2022 Eugene, and 2023 Budapest). In the 60 meters hurdles, Holloway is a three-time world indoor champion (2022 Belgrade, 2024 Glasgow, and 2025 Nanjing) and the world indoor record holder with a time of 7.27 seconds set at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Quotes It was great. This one was a little bit different. I didn’t have two great rounds, and had to rely on my experience to get me through the final But I knew what I had to do, I knew what I was missing. With that being said, a big shout-out to the sports staff. Everybody was telling me, ’You’ve done this a million times before, you’ve just got to do it again It’s a world championships, you’ll always have nerves for the world championships wherever you’re at I think I can put grace in it and hang up the 60m hurdles and try out a new event next year To win three indoors and three outdoors, I think I’m the first person in history to ever do that. That’s an amazing stat American Grant Holloway wins third straight world indoor 60m hurdles gold,22 March 2025 But I’m young, I’ve got a lot of races under my belt, so I’ll take this with a grain of salt and I keep moving forward This was not the outcome that I wanted but it enables me to say I’m an Olympic medalist Grant Holloway’s hurdling is a must-see,17 October 2022 I put myself in these high-pressure situations. I just wanted to just make sure that when the gun went off, I took care of my lane, my space. So I put enough of a gap to where I kind of had it squared away. I just had to make sure I didn't knock down any hurdles It's a lot of mental work You need a lot of mental fortitude. I say, ‘Alright, if I don't do this, let's do some push-ups.' It's like a punishment. You put yourself through those situations so that you know exactly what you need to do to win And you know, my coach calls me crazy sometimes because I kept saying, ‘Again, again, again, again.’ I just want to make sure that practice makes permanent. And as I always say, ‘Permanent makes paper I’ve accomplished all my lifetime goals I turned pro in 2019, so in almost five years I accomplished everything that I wanted to do in track and field. So this is the tough part, I have to continue to find ways to get motivated Grant Holloway shares how he prepares for the most important 13 seconds of his life,21 August 2024 External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Virginia Category:Track and field athletes Category:21st-century African-American people