American sprinter (born 1998)
Lynna Irby-Jackson (born December 6, 1998)[ 1] is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m dash events. At the 400 m dash, she set an all-time world record at the age of 12 running 54.57 before becoming the fastest American 400 m high school runner in the last 20 years. She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets. Irby has won silver medals in the event at both the2015 World Youth Championships and the2016 World Junior Championships .
Irby started running track at the age of nine for the Indiana Storm Track Club. She attendedPike High School , where she won Gatorade Player of the year for the state of Indiana in 2015 and in 2016. She was also awarded the 2016 Indiana Sports Award presented by the Indianapolis Star newspaper, and earned Pike High School's MVP 3 years straight. Irby led her high school team to runner up at the state meet her Freshman year earning 30 individual points. Her sophomore year Irby again earned 30 individual points plus anchored the 4 × 400 team securing the state championship win for Pike. Irby's Junior year at Pike HS, she once again earned 30 individual points and anchored on the 4 × 400 but it wasn't enough to beat the Lady Warriors of Warren Central High School.[ 2]
She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets and made world teams for the2015 World Youth Championships and the2016 World U20 Championships . While representing USA, Irby got the silver in the 400 meters running 51.79 (U18 – 2015) and 51.39 (U20 – 2016). She also ran on the 4 × 400 relay both years winning gold and in the 4 × 100 prelim (U20 – 2016) also winning gold.
Irby took several AP and Honor courses while in High School and maintained a high GPA. Nationally the Class of 2017 has many top track and field recruits such as Katia Seymour, Lauren Rain Williams (100 m runners), Lauryn Ghee, Jayla Kirkland (200 m runners), andSydney McLaughlin (400 M-Hurdler), Sammy Watson (800 m runner). Irby was listed in all 3 sprints as one of the top recruits but the absolute top recruit in the 400 m of this national graduating class by Milesplit.[ 3]
Irby is 45–0 in the state of Indiana postseason having won 9 individual state titles in all sprints. Olympic Gold MedalistMaicel Malone finished her North Central HS track career with 11-12 individual state titles in the 1980s. Irby finished with 12-12 by the end of her Pike high school career in 2017 by sweeping all 3 sprints all 4 years of high school, becoming the first one to ever sweep all 3 sprints all 4 years of high school. Irby owns the Indiana indoor state record in the 60 m with a Personal Best of 7.46 (2016) and the 100 m outdoor record at 11.41 (2017).
International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing the United States 2015 World Youth Championships Cali , Colombia2nd 400 m 51.79PB 1st 4 × 400 m mixed 3:19.54 2016 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland2nd 400 m 51.39 PB 1st 4 × 100 m 44.31[ n 1] 1st 4 × 400 m 3:29.11WJL 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru(heats) 200 m 23.93 3rd 4 × 100 m 43.39 1st 4 × 400 m 3:26.46 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st (h) 4 × 400 m 3:20.86 2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th (h) 400 m 52.78 4th 4 × 400 m 3:28.63 World Championships Eugene, United States 12th (sf) 400 m 51.00 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th (sf) 400 m 50.71 – 4 × 400 m relay DQ 2024 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.73 2025 World Relays Guangzhou, China 1st 4 × 400 m mixed 3:09.54 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 3rd 400 m 50.47 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 4 × 400 m mixed 3:08.80 =CR 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.61CR
^ Time from the heats; Irby was replaced in the final. National competitions [ edit ] ^a b "Lynna IRBY – Athlete Profile" .World Athletics . Retrieved2021-06-16 .^ "Lynna Irby adds to state title haul, Warren Central wins team crown" .Indianapolis Star . Retrieved14 November 2016 .^ Miller, Travis."National Signing Day: Girls Live Commitment Updates" .MileSplit United States . Retrieved14 November 2016 . ^ "2014 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2014 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF) . June 6, 2014. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018 .^ "2015 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2015 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" . June 6, 2015. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018 .^ "2016 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2016 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF) . June 3, 2016. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018 .^ "2017 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2017 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF) . June 3, 2017. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018 .^ "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Gilliam Track Stadium, College Station, TX" . March 9–10, 2018. RetrievedApril 21, 2019 .^ "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Historic Hayward Field, Eugene, OR" . June 6–9, 2018. RetrievedApril 21, 2019 .
1972 : Dagmar Käsling ,Rita Kühne ,Helga Seidler ,Monika Zehrt (GDR ) 1976 : Doris Maletzki ,Brigitte Rohde ,Ellen Streidt ,Christina Brehmer (GDR ) 1980 : Tatyana Prorochenko ,Tatyana Goyshchik ,Nina Zyuskova ,Irina Nazarova (URS ) 1984 : Lillie Leatherwood ,Sherri Howard ,Valerie Brisco-Hooks ,Chandra Cheeseborough ,Diane Dixon ,Denean Howard (USA ) 1988 : Tatyana Ledovskaya ,Olga Nazarova ,Mariya Pinigina ,Olha Bryzhina ,Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS ) 1992 : Yelena Ruzina ,Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova ,Olga Nazarova ,Olha Bryzhina ,Liliya Nurutdinova ,Marina Shmonina (EUN ) 1996 : Rochelle Stevens ,Maicel Malone-Wallace ,Kim Graham ,Jearl Miles ,Linetta Wilson (USA ) 2000 : Jearl Miles Clark ,Monique Hennagan ,LaTasha Colander ,Andrea Anderson (USA ) 2004 : DeeDee Trotter ,Monique Henderson ,Sanya Richards ,Monique Hennagan ,Moushaumi Robinson (USA ) 2008 : Mary Wineberg ,Allyson Felix ,Monique Henderson ,Sanya Richards ,Natasha Hastings (USA ) 2012 : DeeDee Trotter ,Allyson Felix ,Francena McCorory ,Sanya Richards-Ross ,Keshia Baker ,Diamond Dixon (USA ) 2016 : Allyson Felix ,Phyllis Francis ,Natasha Hastings ,Courtney Okolo ,Taylor Ellis-Watson ,Francena McCorory (USA ) 2020 : Sydney McLaughlin ,Allyson Felix ,Dalilah Muhammad ,Athing Mu ,Kaylin Whitney ,Wadeline Jonathas ,Kendall Ellis ,Lynna Irby (USA ) 2024 : Shamier Little ,Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,Gabrielle Thomas ,Alexis Holmes ,Quanera Hayes ,Aaliyah Butler ,Kaylyn Brown (USA )
1983 :Kerstin Walther ,Sabine Busch ,Marita Koch ,Dagmar Rübsam ,Undine Bremer ,Ellen Fiedler (GDR)1987 :Dagmar Neubauer ,Kirsten Emmelmann ,Petra Müller ,Sabine Busch ,Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)1991 :Tatyana Ledovskaya ,Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova ,Olga Nazarova ,Olha Bryzhina ,Anna Chuprina (URS)1993 :Gwen Torrence ,Maicel Malone-Wallace ,Natasha Kaiser ,Jearl Miles ,Terri Dendy ,Michelle Collins (USA)1995 :Kim Graham ,Rochelle Stevens ,Camara Jones ,Jearl Miles ,Nicole Green (USA)1997 :Anke Feller ,Uta Rohländer ,Anja Rücker ,Grit Breuer (GER)1999 :Tatyana Chebykina ,Svetlana Goncharenko ,Olga Kotlyarova ,Natalya Nazarova ,Natalya Sharova ,Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS)2001 :Sandie Richards ,Catherine Scott-Pomales ,Debbie-Ann Parris ,Lorraine Fenton ,Michelle Burgher ,Deon Hemmings (JAM)2003 :Demetria Washington ,Jearl Miles Clark ,Me'Lisa Barber ,Sanya Richards ,DeeDee Trotter (USA)2005 :Yuliya Pechonkina ,Olesya Krasnomovets ,Natalya Antyukh ,Svetlana Pospelova ,Tatyana Firova ,Olesya Zykina (RUS)2007 :DeeDee Trotter ,Allyson Felix ,Mary Wineberg ,Sanya Richards ,Monique Hennagan ,Natasha Hastings (USA)2009 :Debbie Dunn ,Allyson Felix ,Lashinda Demus ,Sanya Richards ,Natasha Hastings ,Jessica Beard (USA)2011 :Sanya Richards-Ross ,Allyson Felix ,Jessica Beard ,Francena McCorory ,Natasha Hastings ,Keshia Baker (USA)2013 :Jessica Beard ,Natasha Hastings ,Ashley Spencer ,Francena McCorory ,Joanna Atkins (USA)2015 :Christine Day ,Shericka Jackson ,Stephenie Ann McPherson ,Novlene Williams-Mills ,Anastasia Le-Roy ,Chrisann Gordon (JAM)2017 :Quanera Hayes ,Allyson Felix ,Shakima Wimbley ,Phyllis Francis ,Kendall Ellis ,Natasha Hastings (USA)2019 :Phyllis Francis ,Sydney McLaughlin ,Dalilah Muhammad ,Wadeline Jonathas ,Jessica Beard ,Allyson Felix ,Kendall Ellis ,Courtney Okolo (USA)2022 :Talitha Diggs ,Abby Steiner ,Britton Wilson ,Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,Kaylin Whitney ,Allyson Felix ,Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)2023 :Eveline Saalberg ,Lieke Klaver ,Cathelijn Peeters ,Femke Bol ,Lisanne de Witte (NED)2025 :Isabella Whittaker ,Lynna Irby-Jackson ,Aaliyah Butler ,Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,Alexis Holmes ,Rosey Effiong ,Quanera Hayes ,Britton Wilson (USA)
2019 :Courtney Okolo ,Michael Cherry ,Wilbert London ,Allyson Felix ,Tyrell Richard ,Jessica Beard ,Jasmine Blocker ,Obi Igbokwe (USA)2022 :Fiordaliza Cofil ,Lidio Andrés Feliz ,Alexander Ogando ,Marileidy Paulino (DOM)2023 :Justin Robinson ,Rosey Effiong ,Matthew Boling ,Alexis Holmes ,Ryan Willie (USA)2025 :Bryce Deadmon ,Lynna Irby-Jackson ,Jenoah McKiver ,Alexis Holmes (USA)
1986 :United States (Guidry ,Smith ,Liles ,Malone )1988 :East Germany (Breuer ,Krabbe ,Dietz ,Henke )1990 :Jamaica (Russell ,Campbell ,Frazer ,Mitchell )1992 :Jamaica (Russell ,Frazer ,Christie ,Mitchell ,Langley *)1994 :Jamaica (Robinson ,Langley ,Richards ,Walker ,Dowdie *)1996 :United States (Anderson ,White ,Wright ,Perry )1998 :United States (Williams ,Soley ,Combs ,Jones ,Withers *)2000 :Germany (Kaufmann ,Schielke ,Grötzinger ,Habel )2002 :Jamaica (Simpson ,Stewart ,McLaughlin ,Facey ,Palmer *)2004 :United States (Owens ,Broaddus ,Baldwin ,Solomon ,Tyson *)2006 :United States (Tarmoh ,Anderson ,Olear ,Mayo ,Wilson *)2008 :United States (Tarmoh ,Mahan ,Glenn ,Townsend )2010 :United States (Kendrick ,Pinckney ,Bryant ,Collier )2012 :United States (Snow ,Bryant ,Madu ,Sanders ,Davis-White *)2014 :United States (Daniels ,Washington ,Martin ,Whitney ,Westbrook *)2016 :United States (Jones ,Bennett ,Harris ,Hill ,Irby *)2018 :Germany (Dönicke ,Schwab ,Junk ,Uphoff ,Kwadwo *)2021 :Jamaica (Cole ,Clayton ,Hill ,Clayton )2022 :Jamaica (Cole ,Clayton ,Hill ,Clayton ,James *)2024 :Jamaica (Douglas ,Baker ,Campbell ,Reid ,Dockery *)
1986 :United States (Harris ,Princhett ,Downing ,Vickers )1988 :East Germany (Derr ,Fabert ,Wöhlk ,Breuer ,Axmann *,Steinecke *)1990 :Australia (Scamps ,Poetschka ,Hanigan ,Andrews )1992 :Romania (Petrea ,Florea ,Tîrlea ,Nedelcu )1994 :United States (Scott ,Hennagan ,Brown ,McMullen ,Harrison *)1996 :Germany (Müller ,Gesell ,Harstick ,Urbansky ,Marx *,Vollrath *)1998 :Jamaica (Hall ,Gayle ,Downer ,Beckford ,Williams *,Simpson *)2000 :Great Britain (Wall ,Meadows ,Thieme ,Miller ,Brookes *)2002 :United States (Hardeman ,Henderson ,Ross ,Demus ,Richards *)2004 :United States (Anderson ,Kidd ,Smith ,Hastings ,Leach *,Lawrence *)2006 :United States (Beard ,Cross ,Williams ,Leach ,Young *,Humphrey *)2008 :United States (Whittaker ,Beard ,Alexander ,Jameson ,Byrd *)2010 :United States (Dixon ,Smith ,Roesler ,George ,Eley-O'Reilly *,Nelson *)2012 :United States (Rucker ,Ekpone ,Baisden ,Spencer ,Reynolds *,Porter *)2014 :United States (Little ,Baker ,Wimbley ,Baisden ,Majors *,Barnes *)2016 :United States (Irby ,Cockrell ,Winters ,Watson ,Waller *,Richardson *)2018 :United States (Mason ,Anderson ,Madubuike ,Manson ,Ford *,Minor *)2021 :Nigeria (Oke ,Uko ,Onojuvwevwo ,Ofili )2022 :United States (Kelley ,Jackson ,Garrett ,Willis ,Whyte *,Akins *,Wade *)2024 :United States (Mouton ,Harris ,Donelson ,Akins ,Doht-Barron *,Kneeshaw *)
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United States 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships team
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Qualification Women's track and road athletes Sha'Carri Richardson Women's 100mMelissa Jefferson-Wooden Women's 100mKayla White Women's 100mTwanisha Terry Women's 100mMelissa Jefferson-Wooden Women's 200mAnavia Battle Women's 200mBrittany Brown Women's 200mMcKenzie Long Women's 200mSydney McLaughlin-Levrone Women's 400mIsabella Whittaker Women's 400mAaliyah Butler Women's 400mRoisin Willis Women's 800mMaggi Congdon Women's 800mSage Hurta-Klecker Women's 800mNikki Hiltz Women's 1,500mSinclaire Johnson Women's 1,500mEmily Mackay Women's 1,500mLexy Halladay-Lowry Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseAngelina Napoleon Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseKaylee Mitchell Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseShelby Houlihan Women's 5,000mElise Cranny Women's 5,000mJosette Andrews Women's 5,000mEmily Infeld Women's 10,000mElise Cranny Women's 10,000mTaylor Roe Women's 10,000mLauren Harris Women's 20km Race WalkKatie Burnett Women's 35km Race WalkMiranda Melville Women's 35km Race WalkMaria Michta-Coffey Women's 35km Race WalkJessica McClain Women's MarathonSusanna Sullivan Women's MarathonErika Kemp Women's MarathonMasai Russell Women's 100m HurdlesGrace Stark Women's 100m HurdlesAlaysha Johnson Women's 100m HurdlesDalilah Muhammad Women's 400m HurdlesAnna Cockrell Women's 400m HurdlesJasmine Jones Women's 400m HurdlesTamari Davis Women's 4x100m Relay poolJacious Sears Women's 4x100m Relay poolTamara Clark Women's 4x100m Relay poolLynna Irby Jackson Women's 4x400m Relay poolAlexis Holmes Women's 4x400m Relay poolBritton Wilson Women's 4x400m Relay poolQuanera Hayes Mixed 4x400m Relay poolRosey Effiong Mixed 4x400m Relay poolWomen's field athletes Men's track and road athletes Kenny Bednarek Men's 100mCourtney Lindsey Men's 100mT'Mars McCallum Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 200mKenny Bednarek Men's 200mRobert Gregory Men's 200mCourtney Lindsey Men's 200mJacory Patterson Men's 400mChris Bailey Men's 400mKhaleb McRae Men's 400mVernon Norwood Men's 400mDonavan Brazier Men's 800mCooper Lutkenhaus Men's 800mBryce Hoppel Men's 800mJonah Koech Men's 1,500mEthan Strand Men's 1,500mCole Hocker Men's 1,500mKenneth Rooks Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseDaniel Michalski Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseIsaac Updike Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseCole Hocker Men's 5,000mGrant Fisher Men's 5,000mNico Young Men's 5,000mNico Young Men's 10,000mGrant Fisher Men's 10,000mGraham Blanks Men's 10,000mClayton Young Men's MarathonCJ Albertson Men's MarathonReed Fischer Men's MarathonJa'Kobe Tharp Men's 110m HurdlesCordell Tinch Men's 110m HurdlesDylan Beard Men's 110m HurdlesGrant Holloway Men's 110m HurdlesRai Benjamin Men's 400m HurdlesCaleb Dean Men's 400m HurdlesChris Robinson Men's 400m HurdlesTrayvon Bromell Men's 4x100m Relay poolChristian Coleman Men's 4x100m Relay poolJenoah McKiver Men's 4x400m Relay poolBryce Deadmon Men's 4x400m Relay poolDemarius Smith Mixed 4x400m Relay poolMen's field athletes Coaches and staff Caryl Smith-Gilbert Women’s Head Coach - Sprints/HurdlesKibwe Johnson Men’s Head Coach - ThrowsJillian Camarena-Williams Women’s Assistant Coach - ThrowsKevin Reid Men’s Assistant Coach - Multis/Jumps Connie Teaberry Women’s Assistant Coach - Multis/JumpsRahn Sheffield Men’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles Megan Watson Women’s Assistant Coach - Distance Chris Lundstrom Men’s Assistant Coach - Distance Jess Riden Women’s Head Manager Blake Boldon Men’s Head Manager Darryl Woodson Head Relay Coach David WatkinsEvent Manager Clif McKenzie Event Manager Christie-Lee Coad Head ATC Brittany Garcia ATC Makini Cruickshank ATC Harris Patel PT/ATC Chris Yee LMT Karen Standley LMT Asdrubal Lopez DC Erika Davis DC Todd Arnold MD Chris Jordan MD Breigh Jones-Coplin Sport Psychologist
1971 : C. Toussaint ,E. Stroy ,G. Norman ,M. Laing (USA ) 1975 : J. Yakubowich ,M. MacGowan ,R. Campbell ,J. McTaggart (CAN ) 1979 : E. Kelley ,S. Dabney ,P. Jackson ,R. Bryant (USA ) 1983 : A. Jackson ,J. Brown ,E. Gabriel ,K. Bolton (USA ) 1987 : D. Dixon ,R. Stevens ,V. Brisco-Hooks ,D. Howard (USA ) 1991 : J. Miles ,M. Malone ,N. Kaiser ,T. Downing (USA ) 1995 : I. Bonne ,S. Morales ,N. McLeón ,J. Duporty (CUB ) 1999 : J. Duporty ,Z. Calatayud ,I. Bonne ,D. Pernía (CUB ) 2003 : M. Barber ,M. Robinson ,J. Clay ,D. Trotter (USA ) 2007 : A. Martínez ,D. Pernía ,Z. Calatayud ,I. Terrero (CUB ) 2011 : A. Martínez ,D. Peña ,S. Clement ,D. Bonne (CUB ) 2015 : S. Little ,K. Jefferson ,S. Wimbley ,K. Baisden (USA ) 2019 : L. Irby ,J. Stepter ,A. Cockrell ,C. Okolo (USA ) 2023 : Z. Hechavarría ,R. Almanza ,S. Diago ,L. Veitía (CUB )