Jeremy Wariner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jeremy Wariner

American track athlete

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1984

Place of Birth: Irving, Texas, United States

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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About Jeremy Wariner

  • Jeremy Mathew Wariner (born January 31, 1984) is a retired American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters.
  • He has won four Olympic medals (three gold, one silver) and six World Championships medals.
  • He is the fourth fastest competitor in the history of the 400 m event with a personal best of 43.45 seconds, behind Wayde van Niekerk (43.03 WR, 2016), Michael Johnson (43.18 WR, 1999) and Butch Reynolds (43.29 WR 1988) and the fifth fastest all-time mark when set in 2007. Wariner was born in Irving, Texas.
  • A successful college athlete at Baylor University, he won the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay gold medals at his first Olympics in Athens 2004.
  • He followed this with two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships in the same events.
  • He remained undefeated in the 400 m event during the 2006 Ã…F Golden League, earning him the $250,000 jackpot.
  • He remained World Champion in the 400 m individual and relay events at the 2007 Osaka World Championships, earning him the 2007 Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award.
  • He won the 4×400 m relay gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but took silver in the 400 m, finishing behind countryman LaShawn Merritt.
  • Wariner picked up the silver medal in the 2009 World Championships, again finishing second to Merritt.

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