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Danny Everett

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Joseph Everett
Nationality	American
Born	(1966-11-01)November 1, 1966 (age 59) Van Alstyne, Texas
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
College team	UCLA Bruins
Club	Santa Monica Track Club
Medal record Men'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4 × 400 m relay 1988 Seoul 400 m World Championships 1987 Rome 4 × 400 m relay 1991 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay 1991 Tokyo 400 m

Danny Everett (born November 1, 1966) is an American formertrack and field athlete who competed insprinting events, specializing in the400 metres. He won bronze medals in the 400 m at the1988 Olympic Games and at the1991 World Championships, and won gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games. His 400 m best of 43.81 seconds when winning the1992 US Olympic trials, moved him to second on the world all-time list and still ranks him 17th on theworld all-time list (as of December 2024). As of December 2024, his time of 43.81 remains the track record forNew Orleans.

Everett was born inVan Alstyne, Texas, then moved toSouth Central Los Angeles as a child. Everett did not start running track until tenth grade atFairfax High School,^[1] when the high school track coach encouraged him to try out for the team. In two short years, Everett cultivated his natural athletic talent and as a senior placed second in the 400 meters at theCalifornia State High School Track & Field championships.

After graduating from Fairfax, Danny attendedUCLA. As aBruin, Everett's track achievements included:NCAA champion in 400 meters and 1600 meter relay,^[2] three-time NCAA All-American, and two-time Pac-10 400 meter and 1600 meter relay champion. Everett was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.^[3]

From 1987 to 1992, Everett qualified for theU.S. Olympic team where he won gold and bronze medals in the 1600 meter relay and 400 meters in the1988 Olympic Games inSeoul,South Korea.^[4] Everett also won gold, silver and bronze medals at theWorld Championships in Rome, Italy in1987 and inTokyo, Japan in1991. During his career, Everett set five world records in the 300 meters,^[5] 400 meters, 1600 meter relay and 4 × 200 meter. In 1992, Everett qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team, running the fastest Olympic qualifying time in U.S. history at 43.81 and at that time the second fastest time in history. Everett suffered a foot injury at the1992 Olympic Games inBarcelona, Spain.

In 1990, Everett was the second fastest man over 200 metres, clocking 20.08 seconds in Norwalk on 16 June. The only man to run the 200 metres faster that year was fellow American Michael Johnson.

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Everett and his wife Tiarzha Taylor live inUpper Ojai,California with their three children. He coaches track & field for the Ojai Roadrunners inOjai.^[6] Everett has served as consultant for local athletic programs, and co-founded Precious Medals, a sports merchandising firm. Everett later attended the Los Angeles Culinary Institute and launched SoulFête, a culinary event series.

• Danny Everett atWorld Athletics

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