Christopher_Bailey_(runner)

Christopher Bailey (runner)

Christopher Bailey (runner)

American athlete

This article is about the American sprinter. For the co-founder and singer of the rock band The Saints, see Chris Bailey (musician, born 1956). For other uses, see Chris Bailey.

Christopher Bailey (born 29 May 2000) is an American track and field athlete. He has won medals in the Athletics World Championships and World Athletics Indoors Championships in the 4x400 metres relay.[1]

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Early life

From Atlanta, Georgia he attended Carver High School, Mississippi Valley State University, and the University of Tennessee, before attending the University of Arkansas.[2][3]

Career

In January 2023, Bailey set a new Arkansas Razorbacks College record over 400m of 45:09 to break the previous record of 45:29 set in 2005 by Terry Gatson.[4] Bailey won the NCAA Indoors 4x400m title as part of the Arizona Razorbacks in March 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[5]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Bailey qualified fastest from the 400m heats.[6] He then reached the final with the fifth fastest time.[7] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[8]

He was a silver medalist running the anchor leg for the American 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March 2024.[9]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

Championship results

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References

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    "Cristopher Bailey". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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    Hilton, Kendall (23 January 2023). "Hogs sprinter Chris Bailey sets new 400-meter Arkansas record". razorbackswire.USAtoday.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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    Becton, Stan (April 14, 2023). "Arkansas sweeps the 2023 NCAA DI men's and women's indoor track and field championships". ncaa. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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    Price, Shawn (July 6, 2023). "Chris Bailey Posts Fastest Time In 400m Qualifying At USATF". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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    "Men's 400m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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    Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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    "Doom delivers again to anchor Belgium to 4x400m gold in Glasgow". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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    "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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