Track and Field

Aries Merritt

Olympian 2012

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

6’1”

Age

39

Hometown

Atlanta, GA

Education

Wheeler High School '03 (Marietta, Ga.) University of Tennessee '07, Sports Management



 

Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, gold (110m Hurdles - Men)
Career Highlights
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials champion
  • 2012 world indoor champion
  • 2012 national indoor champion 
  • 2011 USA Outdoor Championships, 2nd
  • 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, 3rd
  • 2006 NCAA champion
  • Seven-time NCAA All-American
  • 2005 world junior champion

Fun Facts: Aries likes to watch TV, play video games, and make people laugh. He was also one of eight hurdlers named to USA Today's All-USA High School Team.

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World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – 4th (60m Hurdles (Indoor) - Men)
  • Years of participation: 60m Hurdles (Indoor) - Men 2012, 2018; 110m Hurdles - Men 2009, 2015, 2017
  • Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2012 (60m Hurdles (Indoor) - Men)
    • Bronze – 2015 (110m Hurdles - Men)

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