Stanley Grant Holloway (born November 19, 1997)[14] is an American professionalhurdler andsprinter. He is a2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the110 meters hurdles and the second-fastest man in history at the event with a personal best of 12.81 seconds, set at theU.S. Olympic Trials on June 26, 2021. He is also a three-time world champion (2019 Doha,2022 Eugene, and2023 Budapest). In the60 meters hurdles, Holloway is a three-time world indoor champion (2022 Belgrade,2024 Glasgow, and2025 Nanjing) and theworld indoor record holder with a time of 7.27 seconds set at the2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Despite being a hurdler, he showed incredible versatility whilst competing for theUniversity of Florida, by also doing the flat races, relays andlong jump. His range was a driving force in Florida's team performances at theNCAA Championships. In the six NCAA Championships Holloway competed in between 2017 and 2018, Florida won three and finished second in the other three. As of March 2025, he has not lost anindoor sprint hurdles race since March 2014, when he was 16 years old.
Holloway was born November 19, 1997, inChesapeake, Virginia, to mother Latasha and father Stan.[15][16] Holloway was coached with his older brother Trey by their father Stan in track and field until high school as members of the Track 757 club.[17] Holloway continued to compete in track and field with his brother atGrassfield High School for the Grizzlies, as well as competing on thefootball team as a wide receiver.[18] He chose to compete for theUniversity of Florida in the hurdles rather than theUniversity of Georgia in football.[citation needed]
As a freshman, Holloway competed indoors for Grassfield High School as a hurdler and jumper, and ran on relays as well. At the 2013 Virginia 3A Indoor State Championship, Holloway finished 4th in the 55 meters hurdles in 7.47 s, 2nd in the high jump in 6' 7", and ran legs on the 4th place 4 × 200 meters team and 5th place 4 × 400 meters team.
Outdoors, Holloway amassed season bests of 14.42 s in the 110 m hurdles, 38.52 s in the 300 m hurdles, 6' 11" in the high jump, and 21' 3.75" in the long jump; he did not compete at the state or national meet.[19]
Holloway began to compete at national elite level as a hurdler in his sophomore year. Indoors, he won state championships in the 55 meters hurdles (7.54 s) and the high jump in 6' 10", and finished 3rd in the 300 meters (a race won by future Team USA teammate Noah Lyles), 4th in the long jump in 22' 0.25", and ran a leg on the 7th place 4 × 200 meters team. Holloway then competed at New Balance Indoor Nationals; he finished 3rd in the Emerging Elite 200 m in 21.93 s and 2nd in the Championship 60 meters hurdles in 7.93 s behind Isiah Moore.[20]
Notably, Holloway won every 55 meters / 60 meters hurdles race he ran that year except for the aforementioned 60 m hurdles final (as well as the semifinal) at the national meet. After those losses to Moore, Holloway began an ongoing undefeated streak in the 55 m and 60 m hurdles indoors.[20]
Outdoors, Holloway won state championships in the 110 meters hurdles (14.11 s) and high jump (7' 1'), finished 3rd in the 300 meters hurdles, 7th in the 200 meters in 22.13 s, and 9th in the long jump in 20' 5.5".[19]
Holloway entered more short and long sprints while continuing both jumps as a junior. He repeated as state champion in the 55 meter hurdles (7.19 s) and added the long jump title (23' 6.25"), finished 2nd in the high jump in 6' 10", and finished 2nd behind Noah Lyles in the 300 meters (34.41 s) and 3rd behind Lyles and brother Josephus Lyles in the 55 meters (6.35 s). At New Balance Indoor Nationals, he won the Championship 60 meter hurdles in a photo finish over Chad Zallow in 7.59 s, the then all-time #2 mark, and finished 2nd in the Championship high jump in 6' 11".50, losing on misses.
Outdoors, Holloway amassed four state championships: he repeated in the 110 meter hurdles (13.61 s) and high jump (6' 8"), and added the 300 meter hurdles (36.73) and long jump (25' 8.75"), and also finished 5th in the 200 meters in 21.65 s. At New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Holloway false started in the Championship 110 meter hurdles final and finished 5th in the long jump with a 23' 10" mark.[19] At the US Junior Championships, Holloway made the semifinals of the 110 meter hurdles and finished 3rd in the long jump with 24' 8.75".
As a senior Holloway continued to jump, added even more events, and set national records. Indoors, Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 55 meter hurdle title (7.14 s), his second consecutive long jump title, and the 500 meters title, which he won by a hundredth of a second in 1:03.35 over Josephus Lyles; Holloway also finished 3rd in the 55 meters behind the Lyles brothers for the second year in a row. At New Balance Indoor Nationals, Holloway competed in his first career pentathlon and set the 3rd best HS mark ever (4230 points); he also won a second consecutive national title and set the national record in the 60 meter hurdles (7.53).[19]
Outdoors, Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 110 meter hurdles title, a third consecutive high jump title (6' 6"), and repeated in the long jump (25' 5.75"); he also finished second in the 200 meter in 21.32 s and was disqualified in the 300 meters hurdles. At New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Holloway finished 3rd in the Championship 110 m hurdles final in 13.51 s.[19] At the US Junior Championships, Holloway finished 6th in the Long Jump in 24' 10.75" and 3rd in the 110 m hurdles in 13.37 s.
Holloway ended his high school career with sixteen state championships (seven indoors, nine outdoor) and three indoor national championships.
At the University of Florida, Holloway continued to show incredible range by competing in the long jump and the 4 × 400 m relay, in addition to his hurdles specialty. He went undefeated in the 60 m high hurdles, and won theNCAA Indoor Title in a collegiate-leading 7.58 seconds. He also finished 11th in the long jump and ran the second leg on Florida's 4 × 400 m relay team that finished 2nd.Outdoors, he won the 110 m hurdles, finished 2nd in the long jump and anchored Florida's 4 × 400 m relay team to 4th place. He also ran the 3rd leg on their 4 × 100 m team throughout the season. Holloway competed in theUS Championships in the hopes of qualifying for theWorld Championships inLondon, but finished 4th and missed out by .05 seconds.
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Holloway's 2018 season was a repeat of 2017. He continued his unbeaten streak in the 60 m high hurdles, defending his NCAA title in a collegiate record-breaking and world leading 7.42 seconds. This year, he finished 2nd in the long jump and Florida finished 3rd in the 4 × 400 m relay with his help on the second leg. Outdoors, he set a then-world-leading 13.15 seconds in the 110 m hurdles at the SEC Championships, and defended his NCAA title 4 weeks later. He finished 9th in the long jump, ran the 2nd leg on the 4 × 100 m team that finished 3rd, and anchored Florida to 4th place in the 4 × 400 m. He once again went to theUS Championships, this time finishing 2nd by thousandths of a second.
Prior to setting the NCAA and American record in the 60 m hurdles, in February 2018 he set the NCAA record with a 7.42 s clocking at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, beating and taking the record away from Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdlesOmar McLeod.[10][21] Later that year he clocked 13.15 s in the 110 m hurdles at theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) Championships, winning the meet in the second fastest time in NCAA history.[22][23] This became the third fastest time a year later at the same meet when Holloway ran 13.07 s, just 0.07 s slower than Renaldo Nehemiah's NCAA record.[24]
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2019 was Holloway's breakthrough year. Despite finding strong challenge fromDaniel Roberts of theUniversity of Kentucky, he went unbeaten in the 60 m high hurdles and won his 3rd consecutive NCAA title in the event, becoming the first to do so. He also smashed his own collegiate record with 7.35 seconds, also an American record.
He was one of the most versatile athletes in the NCAA, setting personal bests of 6.50 s in the60 m dash, 12.98 s in the 110 m hurdles, 8.17 m in the long jump, and a 43.75 s split in the4 × 400 m relay while competing for theFlorida Gators. He holds the NCAA and American record in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.35 s, set at theNCAA Division I Indoor Championships. This mark also made him the third-fastest man in the event in history.[12][25][13] His NCAA record of 12.98 s in the 110 m hurdles, set at theNCAA Division I Championships, broke 40-year-old record held by former world record holderRenaldo Nehemiah.[26] He was a member of the championship and record breaking4 × 100 m relay team at this championships, which clocked the first sub-38 relay in NCAA history with a time of 37.97 s.[27]
Holloway was NCAA champion in both the 60 m hurdles and the 110 m hurdles from 2017 to 2019, champion in both the 60 m dash and 60 m hurdles in 2019, and had multiple podium finishes in the long jump,4 × 100 m relay, and4 × 400 m relay in the same years. His performances were critical in helping the Florida Gators win the team titles at the2017 NCAA Division I Championships, the2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, and the2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.
Holloway set the 60 m hurdles world record on February 24, 2021, at the conclusion of theWorld Athletics Indoor Tour inMadrid, beatingColin Jackson's 27-year-old world record of 7.30 s by one hundredth of a second.[28] Holloway had previously matched hisAmerican record of 7.32 s in the heats, already the #2 all-time performance going into the meet, before winning the final in 7.29 s.[29] His victory in the final also made him the overall winner of the 2021 World Indoor Tour in the 60 m hurdles.[30]
He made his outdoor pro debut at the Miramar Invitational inMiramar, Florida on April 10, winning the 110 m hurdles final in awindy (+2.2 m/s) 13.04 s, his fastest opening performance in the event.[31] In the semifinals of U.S. trials for theTokyo Olympics, Holloway ran the second-fastest time in history, winning in 12.81s. He finished second in the Tokyo Olympic finals, and won gold at the2024 Paris Olympics.
Holloway was one of three men's finalists in 2018 forThe Bowerman—an annual American collegiate track and field award—and was the fan favorite by vote.[32][33] TheUnited States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) awarded him The Bowerman in 2019, and additionally named him both the Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and the Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year.[34][35][36]Track & Field News awarded him both the U.S. Collegiate Men's Indoor Athlete Of The Year and the U.S. Collegiate Men's Outdoor Athlete Of The Year titles in 2019.[37][38]
After setting the world record in the 60 m hurdles and having an undefeated indoor season in which he won the 2021 World Indoor Tour title, Holloway was runner-up for the Indoor Men's Athlete Of The Year title byTrack & Field News.[39]
In 2024, Holloway was named Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year inNight of Legends Award.[40]
Information fromWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[14]
| Event | Time (m):s | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 60 meters indoor | 6.50 | — | Birmingham | March 9, 2019 | |
| 60 m hurdles indoor | 7.27 | — | Albuquerque | February 16, 2024 | World record |
| 100 meters | 10.21 | 0.0 | Gainesville | April 16, 2022 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.81 | +1.8 | Eugene | June 26, 2021 | #2 all-time |
| 4 × 400 m relay split | 43.75 | — | Austin | June 7, 2019 | Anchor[41][42] |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.97 | — | Austin | June 7, 2019 | Collegiate record[note 2] |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.60 | — | Austin | June 7, 2019 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay indoor | 3:01.43 | — | College Station | March 10, 2018 | #3 all-time[note 3][43] |
| Event | Mark | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Long jump | 8.17 m (26 ft9+1⁄2 in) | +0.6 | Knoxville | May 12, 2018 | |
| 8.32 m (27 ft3+1⁄2 in) w | +2.9 | Knoxville | May 12, 2018 | Wind-assisted | |
| High jump | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | — | Newport News | June 6, 2014 |
| Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue |
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| 2019 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.10 | +0.6 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.09 | -0.5 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.39 | — | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2022 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.03 | +1.2 | Eugene, OR, United States |
| 2023 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.96 | 0.0 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.29 | — | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.99 | _ | Paris, France |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.42 | — | Nanjing, China |
| World Championships | 18th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.52 | -0.1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time or mark | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Notes |
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| 2015 | U.S. Junior Championships | 6th (semis) | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 | +1.7 | Eugene, Oregon | Q[note 4] |
| 3rd | Long jump | 7.54 m (24 ft8+3⁄4 in) w | +2.8 | Wind-assisted[44] | |||
| 2016 | U.S. Junior Championships | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 | +1.6 | Clovis, California | PB[45] |
| 6th | Long jump | 7.59 m (24 ft10+3⁄4 in) | +1.9 | SB[45] | |||
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 11th | Long jump | 7.57 m (24 ft 10 in) | — | College Station, Texas | |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.58 | — | PB | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.52 | — | ||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 2nd | Long jump | 8.00 m (26 ft2+3⁄4 in) | −0.5 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 11th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.07 | — | ||||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | −2.0 | ||||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.16 | — | 43.89 s anchor split[46][47] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.39 | −0.7 | Sacramento, California | PB[48] | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 2nd | Long jump | 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) | — | College Station, Texas | PB |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.47 | — | ||||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.43 | — | #3 all-time[note 3] | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 9th | Long jump | 7.83 m (25 ft8+1⁄4 in) | +0.1 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.42 | −1.1 | ||||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.89 | — | ||||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.83 | — | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.46 | −1.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | 13.454 s[note 5] | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 3rd | Long jump | 7.95 m (26 ft3⁄4 in) | — | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.35 | — | WL,CR,NR, #3 all-time[12][25][51][13] | |||
| 1st | 60 m | 6.50 | — | PB | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.24 | — | ||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 12th | Long jump | 7.72 m (25 ft3+3⁄4 in) | +1.3 | Austin, Texas | ||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.97 | — | WL,CR[note 2] | |||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.98 | +0.8 | WL,CR,PB | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.60 | — | 43.75 s anchor split[41][42] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.36 | −0.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | [52] | |
| 2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.96 | +0.4 | Eugene, Oregon | |
| 2022 | U.S. Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.37 | — | Spokane, Washington | =MR |
| U.S. Championships | — | 110 m hurdles | DNS | +1.2 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 2024 | U.S. Olympic Trials | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.86 | +2.0 | Eugene, Oregon | WL |
| Year | 60 m hurdles | 110 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.32 s | 14.96 s | — | — |
| 2013 | 8.14 s | 14.49 s | 6.70 m (21 ft11+3⁄4 in) | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| 2014 | 7.93 s | 14.11 s | 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| 2015 | 7.59 s | 13.75 s | 7.84 m (25 ft8+1⁄2 in) | 2.13 m (6 ft11+3⁄4 in) |
| 2016 | 7.53 s | 13.37 s | 7.59 m (24 ft10+3⁄4 in) | — |
| 2017 | 7.58 s | 13.39 s | 8.05 m (26 ft4+3⁄4 in) | — |
| 2018 | 7.42 s | 13.15 s | 8.17 m (26 ft9+1⁄2 in) | — |
| 2019 | 7.35 s | 12.98 s | 8.02 m (26 ft3+1⁄2 in) | — |
| 2020 | 7.38 s | 13.19 s | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.29 s | 12.81 s | — | — |
| 2022 | 7.29 s | 12.99 s | — | — |
| 2023 | 7.35 s | 12.96 s[54] | — | — |
| 2024 | 7.27 s | 12.86 s | — | — |
| 2025 | 7.36 s | 13.11 s | — | — |
As of 7 September 2024, Holloway holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s | Date |
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| Austin, TX | 12.98 | +0.8 | 07/06/2019 |
| Boston, MA | 13.20 | 0.0 | 23/05/2021 |
| Budapest | 12.96 | 0.0 | 21/08/2023 |
| Chorzów | 13.04 | +1.1 | 25/08/2024 |
| Eugene, OR | 12.81 PB | +1.8 | 26/06/2021 |
| Gainesville | 13.03 | +1.1 | 15/04/2023 |
| Hengelo | 13.03 | +0.4 | 04/06/2023 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 13.10 | +1.3 +1.1 | 25/05/2019 31/05/2021 |
| Knoxville, TN | 13.15 | +0.9 | 13/05/2018 |
| Paris | 12.98 | –0.5 | 09/06/2023 |
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| Preceded by | Men's 60 m hurdles world record holder February 24, 2021 – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 60 m hurdles North American and Pan American record holder February 9, 2021 – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 60 m hurdles American record holder March 9, 2019 – present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Men's 110 m hurdles season's best 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 60 m hurdles season's best 2018 – present | Incumbent |
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