Butch Reynolds, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Butch Reynolds

American 400 meters sprinter, Olympian and world record breaker

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1964

Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, United States

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Harry "Butch" Reynolds (born June 8, 1964) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash.
He held the world record for the event for 11 years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988.
That year, he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (behind Steve Lewis) and a relay gold medalist.
He was banned for drug use for two years by the IAAF, following an unsuccessful legal appeal. On his competitive return he became the 1993 World Indoor Champion and won two successive 400 meter silver medals at the World Championships in Athletics.
He also enjoyed success with the 4×400 meter relay team, winning the world title three times in his career with the United States (1987, 1993 and 1995).
His team's time of 2:54.29 minutes at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics is the current world record.
Reynolds remains the third fastest of all-time in the 400 m after Michael Johnson, the former world record holder, and Wayde van Niekerk, the current world record holder. In 2016, he was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.