Walter Dix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American sprinter
Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1986
Place of Birth: Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Profession: sprinter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Walter Dix
- Walter Dix (born January 31, 1986) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters.
- He is the fifth-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, with a best of 9.88 seconds. Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete, setting a state record in the 100 m and trying out for the US Olympic Team at the age of eighteen.
- He joined Florida State University and in his first year he broke the 100 m American junior record and won at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
- After a fourth-place finish at the 2005 US Championships, Dix continued with his collegiate success, setting an NCAA record of 19.69 seconds in the 200 m and coming within one hundredth of the 100 m record.
- He completed a 100 m, 200 m, and 4×100 meter relay sweep at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships, the first to do so since John Carlos in 1969.
- He closed his amateur career in 2008: another NCAA 200 m title made him the third most decorated track athlete in NCAA history, and he won gold and silver at the 2008 US Olympic Trials. Dix turned professional in mid-2008, signing a multimillion-dollar contract with Nike.
- He reached the Olympic finals in the 100 and 200 m, and won two bronze medals; the only American track athlete to win two individual medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- He suffered an injury at the 2009 US Championships, thus missing out on the World Championships, and a contract dispute with his agent resulted in only a handful of appearances that season.
- In 2011 he was both the 100 and 200 m American champion and won silver medals in the events at the 2011 World Championships.
- An injury at the 2012 Olympic trials meant he missed a second Olympic appearance.
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