Lynna Irby

Olympian 2020

1
GOLD

0
SILVER

1
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'5"

Age

Hometown

Indianapolis, IN

Education

University of Georgia

Personal

Daughter of Billie Young, Jr. and Nakela Young...Has three siblings, Billie III, Janay and William...Two-time NCAA First Team Indoor All-American (2018, 2019)...2018 Bowerman Award semifinalist...2018 NCAA champion in the 400-meter.

Career Highlights

2019 Pan Am Games, gold (4x400-meter relay)
2019 Pan Am Games, bronze (4x100-meter relay)
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, 5th (400-meter)
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, gold (400-meter), bronze (200-meter)
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, bronze (400-meter, 200-meter)
2016 IAAF World Under-20 Championships, gold (4x400-meter relay, 4x100-meter mixed relay), silver (400-meter)
2015 IAAF World Youth Championships, gold (4x400-meter relay), silver (400-meter)

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), bronze (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed)

USA Track and Field

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2023 – (4 x 400m Relay - Women), 9th (400m - Women)
Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2023; 400m - Women 2022, 2023; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2022; 400m (Indoor) - Women 2022
Top finish: – 2023 (4 x 400m Relay - Women)