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Quincy Downing

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Quincy Downing
Downing praying before a race
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Home townCleveland, Ohio[2]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 800 metres
College teamLSU Tigers[2]
ClubTiger Olympians[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  USA
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 4 × 400 m

Quincy Downing (born 16 January 1993) is an American sprinter, hurdler, and 800 metres runner. He was a part of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2012 World U20 Championships.

Biography

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Downing grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Glenville High School. His brothers are prominent NBA athlete and coach Jannero Pargo and NBA G League player Jeremy Pargo. Downing is also related to NBA player Dwayne Washington and New York Yankees player Al Downing.[2]

As a prep, Downing was considered more of a middle-distance runner with a high school personal best of 1:51.99 in the 800 metres. He was a USATF youth champion in that event, and he competed at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in the 800 m but did not make the finals.[2]

In college as a member of the LSU Tigers track and field team, Downing began to focus more on the 400 m and 400 m hurdles while still occasionally competing in the 800 m.[2] In 2012, Downing won his first global gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in the 4 × 400 m.[3] Downing went on to win three NCAA 4 × 400 m relay national championship titles representing LSU, at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]

Statistics

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Personal bests

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Event Mark Competition Venue Date
400 metres 45.70 Louisiana State Invitational Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2 May 2015
400 metres hurdles 48.13 Racers Grand Prix [es] Kingston, Jamaica 10 June 2017
800 metres (indoors) 1:49.70 Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Indiana 2 March 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Quincy Downing at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Quincy Downing". LSU. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ Tim Warsinskey, The Plain Dealer (17 July 2012). "Glenville grad Quincy Downing wins World Junior Track championship". cleveland. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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