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Tyree Washington

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Tyree Washington
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Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1976-08-28) August 28, 1976 (age 40)
Riverside, California, U.S.
ResidenceMurrieta, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints
Coached byBlackman Ihem
Updated on April 30, 2012.
Tyree Washington (born August 28, 1976) is a retired American sprinter.
Born in Riverside, California, Washington attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.
His coach during 2003 was Antonio Pettigrew,[1] who ran alongside Washington, Michael Johnson and Jerome Young in breaking the 4 × 400 metres world record in 1998 with a time of 2:54.20. However, both Young and Pettigrew were later found to have violated doping regulations during their careers, and the IAAF now list the 1993 US quartet of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson as the world record holders.[2]
At the 2003 World Championships, Washington originally finished first in the 4 × 400 metres relay with Young, Calvin Harrison and Derrick Brew; and second in the 400 m behind Young. Calvin Harrison was found guilty of a doping violation (modafinil) in June 2003, leading to the quartet being stripped of the 4 × 400 m medals. Young was given a lifetime ban for a second offence in 2004; this was applied retrospectively to 1999 (Young's first failed test) in 2008, leading to Washington being awarded the gold medal.[3]
His last major win was at the 2006 world indoor championships. He retired in 2008[3] after failing to qualify at the US Olympic trials.[4]


Achievements[edit]

Personal bests[edit]

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
100 meters10.41Azusa, California, United StatesApril 9, 2005
200 meters20.09Edwardsville, Illinois, United StatesMay 22, 1999
400 meters44.28Los Angeles, California, United StatesMay 12, 2001
  • All information from IAAF Profile[5]

Competition record[edit]

    • 1997 Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Record Holder 200 meters; Junior College State Record Holder 400 meters; Junior College National Record Holder 400 meters (Bakersfield, Ca).
    • World Championships – Athens, Greece.
    • 1998 Goodwill Games Silver medalist 400 meters (New York); Goodwill Games Silver medalist 200 meters (New York)
  • 2003
  • 2006
He ran the fastest time in 2001 (44.28 seconds) and again in 2003 (44.33 seconds).

Notes[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ Teammates Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison were later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ Johnson, Michael (2003-08-26). "My retirement idea was wrong". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  2. Jump up ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=O/discType=5/disc=4X4/detail.html
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tyree Washington to get his gold deserts at last". The Guardian. London. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
  4. Jump up ^ http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/P5.asp
  5. Jump up ^ "Tyree Washington biography". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-06-15. 

External links[edit]

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