Trayvon Bromell

Bromell at the2016 World Indoor Championships inPortland
Personal information
Born	(1995-07-10)July 10, 1995 (age 30)[1] St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.[1]
Employer	New Balance[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight	156 lb (71 kg)[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
College team	Baylor Bears (2014–2015)
Turned pro	October 2015[2]
Coached by	Rana Reider (2019–2024)[3] Mike Ford (2013–Present)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personalbests	100 m: 9.76A (2021) 200 m: 20.03 (2015) Indoors 60 m: 6.42 (2023)
Medal record Men'sathletics Representingthe United States World Championships 2025 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay 2015 Beijing 100 m 2022 Eugene 100 m World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 60 m Diamond League 2022 100 m World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene 4 × 100 m relay 2014 Eugene 100 m Pan American Junior Championships 2013 Medellín 4 × 100 m relay 2013 Medellín 100 m

Trayvon Jaquez Bromell (born July 10, 1995) is an American professionaltrack and field athlete specializing insprinting events. He won bronze medals in the100 meters at the2015 and2022 World Championships. Bromell was the2016 World indoor60 meters champion, and competed for the United States at the2016 Rio and2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was the firstjunior to break the10-second barrier in the100 meters with a time of 9.97 seconds, the former junior world record.

Bromell's personal bests of 6.42 seconds in the 60 meters and 9.76 seconds in the 100 meters make him the joint sixth-fastest man of all time at those events. He was the2022 Diamond League 100 m champion.

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In May, competing forGibbs High School inSt. Petersburg, Florida, Bromell won the 100 m at theFlorida High School Athletic Association 3A State Finals in 10.45 s, and was second in the200 meters in 21.41 s.

On June 8 he had a brush with the 100 mhigh school record andjunior world record, clocking his first sub-10 s run with an altitude-assisted time of 9.99 s at the Great Southwest Classic inAlbuquerque, New Mexico.^[4][5] However, the race was wind-assisted with a +4.0 m/s tailwind, +2.0 m/s above the allowable limit for record keeping.

Later that month Bromell competed in the 100 m and the 200 m at theNew Balance Nationals Outdoor. In the 100 m he won his preliminary in 10.31 s before winning the final in 10.45 s, run into a −2.4 m/s headwind. In the 200 m he lowered his personal best twice with times of 20.96 s in the preliminary and 20.91 s in the final despite headwinds. However, he still had to settle for second in the final. Bromell headed to theUSA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships a few days later to compete in the 100 m on day one and the 200 m on day two. On day one he won his semi in 10.56 s into a −2.7 m/s headwind and the final again in 10.48 s with a much stronger −4.8 m/s headwind, winning his first USATF title in the 100 m. On day two Bromell was disqualified after his semi for stepping out of his lane during the race, and did not compete in the 200 m final.

After the national championships he was named theGatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year for 2013.^[6]

With his win in the 100 m he qualified to represent the United States in the 100 m and the4 × 100 meters relay at international championships that year. Two months later in August Bromell competed in thePan American Junior Championships inMedellín, Colombia where he competed in the 100 m and the 4 × 100 m relay. He placed third in the 100 m to earn his first international medal, and then anchored the United States to victory in the 4 × 100 m relay to earn his first international gold medal.

On March 29, 2014, Bromell tied theworld junior record in the100 meters, running a 10.01 at theTexas Relays inAustin, Texas, while representingBaylor University.^[7] Just one day before the race, Bromell came within .01 of the record with a 10.02. Following the meet, Bromell was named "2014 Texas Relays Most Outstanding Performer." The last Baylor athlete to receive the same honor wasMichael Johnson, 24 years earlier.^[8]

On June 13, 2014, Bromell ran 9.92 in the semifinals at theNCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships atHayward Field inEugene, Oregon, but that result did not enter the record books, because it was ruledwind-assisted due to a +2.2 mps tail-wind with +2.0 mps being the maximum allowable tail-wind for times to be considered legal.^[9] The following day, he ran 9.97 in the final with a legal +1.8mps wind. Pending ratification, that gave him sole possession of the men's 100 m record. Bromell became the first freshman sinceWalter Dix in 2005 to win the 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.^[10]

At the end of May 2014, Bromell ran a time of 9.77 at theBig 12 Championships.^[11] However, the record-time was nullified by a +4.2 m/s tail-wind. The meet was atLubbock, Texas, where the altitude is just eight meters below an elevation that would qualify marks for altitude assistance. Meet officials also reversed the direction of the race to take advantage of the wind. At the time, Bromell's time of 9.77 was the ninth-fastest wind-aided 100 meter result of all time.

In 2015, he returned to Eugene at the NCAA Championships, improving his personal best time to 9.90 in the preliminary round of the 100 m.^[12]

At the2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in June 2015, Bromell won his first round heat in a personal best time of 9.84 seconds, tying him as the tenth fastest 100 m runner of all time with Canadian legendsDonovan Bailey andBruny Surin. He won his semi-final in a wind-aided 9.76 seconds (+3.7 m/s) to improve his all-conditions best, before going on to finish second in the final toTyson Gay in 9.96 seconds. This qualified him for the2015 World Championships in both the 100 m and4 × 100 meters relay.^[13]

Bromell made hisDiamond League debut at the 2015Herculis meeting in Monaco, competing in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay. Although one of the favorites for the 100 m, Bromell false-started, thus disqualifying him. However, he was able to successfully lead-off his team to a victory in the 4 × 100 m in 37.87 seconds.

In August, Bromell arrived inBeijing for the World Championships. Bromell won his100 meter heat in 9.91 seconds, and qualified for the final after finishing third in his semi-final in a fastest-loser time of 9.99 seconds. Bromell went on to tie for the Bronze Medal in the final, running 9.92 seconds to equal his college rivalAndre De Grasse ofCanada, whose 9.92 was a personal best. This was the first tie inWorld Championship 100m history. In the4 × 100 meter relay, Bromell ran the lead leg once again in both the heats and the final. He was able to lead theUnited States team off to a victory in their heat, and a Silver Medal in the final. However, a mishap in the final exchange resulted in a disqualification for the team, stripping Bromell and his teammates of their medal. Bromell ended his season there, and went on to graduate from Baylor later in the year. He turned professional and signed an endorsement deal with sports companyNew Balance.

2016 was set to be a breakout year for Bromell, after his achievements the year before. Trayvon set his sights on winning the Gold Medal at the2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, and defeating thedefending Olympic champion and fastest man in history,Usain Bolt ofJamaica, at the latter's final Olympic 100 m race.

Bromell decided to race indoors, competing in the 60 meters event. On March 12, 2016, he placed second in the 60 meters in 6.507 seconds at2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, and six days later, on March 18, 2016, Bromell improved his time by three hundredths of a second by winning the60 meters title in 6.47s at the2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Winning in front of a home crowd in Oregon, Bromell also beat Jamaican veteranAsafa Powell, who ran 6.44 seconds in the heats and the semi-finals, both while easing down.

Bromell opened his outdoor season with a 200-meter race at the Waco Baylor Invitational. Not normally a 200 m runner, Bromell still won the race in a decent 20.30 seconds. He ran his first 100 m of the season at the WacoMichael Johnson Classic in 10.04 seconds. After a 7th-place finish in the 200 m at anIAAF Diamond League stop inRome, Bromell pulled out of meets inBirmingham andOslo, after suffering a grade one Achilles tendon sprain he got before the meet in Rome. He focused on recovering and making the US team in the 100 m at theOlympic Trials in Oregon.

In July, Bromell competed at the national trials. He won his heat in 9.94 seconds and his semi-final in 9.86 seconds, before going on to finish second in the final to 34-year-old veteran and fellow Florida residentJustin Gatlin, thus qualifying him to compete for the US at the Olympics with Gatlin and another Florida residentMarvin Bracy. Bromell's time of 9.84 seconds equaled his personal best, which he coincidentally set on the same venue (Hayward Field). Bromell focused all his time on prepping forRio.

Not long after the trials, Bromell's injury came back, forcing him to pause on his prep for the Olympics. Bromell still decided to compete at Rio, in both the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay.

Bromell arrived in Rio for the Olympics, and took part in theParade of Nations on August 5, 2016. Eight days later, on August 13, 2016, he competed in his100 m heat, where he finished second with 10.13 seconds, behindBen Youssef Meite of theIvory Coast. The next day, as with the year before, Bromell was drawn in the same semi-final asAndre De Grasse andUsain Bolt, and finished third once again behind the two. Bromell edged outChijindu Ujah ofGreat Britain by 2 milliseconds to take the last qualifying spot for the final, in 10.01 seconds. Less than two hours later, Bromell raced in the final, finishing eighth in 10.06. Bromell rested up for the4 × 100 m final, where he would switch places withMichael Rodgers to run anchor leg instead of first. In the final, Bromell struggled to keep up with theJapanese anchorAsuka Cambridge, and dove at the line to finish third just 2 hundredths behind him, but 2 hundredths ahead of Canada's anchor Andre De Grasse. Bromell fell to the ground in agonizing pain after his dive, and Rodgers helped him to his feet as the medical team helped him off the Track. While his team celebrated their Bronze Medal, a scan revealed Bromell had torn his Achilles once again. More disappointment came as it was revealed that an improper first exchange resulted in a disqualification, therefore stripping Bromell and his very same teammates from Beijing of their medal once again.

After a disappointing 2016 season, Bromell was anxious to recover with a comeback. He set his sights on beating Bolt again, but this time at the2017 World Championships. Bolt decided to only contest in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m that year, dropping the 200 m as it was harder to train for. The 100 m race at the championships was set to be his last individual race, and Bromell's last shot at Bolt's crown. However, healing took longer than expected, and Bromell barely raced during the season. His only race was on June 22, 2017, at theUS National Championships in the 100 m, where he finished third in his heat with 10.22 seconds and did not advance to the semi-finals. Bromell avoided training and racing from then on to recover.

Bromell returned to form in 2021, recording a personal best and world leading time of 9.77 seconds in the 100 m. He won the2021 Olympic Trials ahead of Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley.

At the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Bromell failed to make the 100 m final after coming in third in his semi-final, one millisecond behind second-place finisher Enoch Adegoke of Nigeria with both runners being assigned an official time of 10.00 seconds. On September 18, Bromell competed at the Kip Keino Classic inNairobi, Kenya placing first and beating his personal best by running a time of 9.76 seconds.^[14]

Information fromWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[15]

Representing the United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2013	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	100 m	10.44	+1.8
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.17	—N/a	PB
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	2nd	100 m	10.28	−0.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.70	—N/a	PB
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	100 m	9.92	−0.5
			DQ	4 × 100 m relay	—	—N/a	Illegal baton pass
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	1st	60 m	6.47	—N/a	PB
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	100 m	10.06	+0.2
			DQ	4 × 100 m relay	—	—N/a	Illegal baton pass
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	10th (sf)	100 m	10.00	-0.2
			7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.10	—N/a
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	100 m	9.88	-0.1
2025	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	37.98	—N/a

• NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.^[24]

• Diamond League 100 m champion:2022

100 m; other events specified in parentheses

• 2015:Monaco Herculis (4 × 100 m relay)
• 2021:Gateshead British Grand Prix
• 2022:Eugene Prefontaine Classic,Chorzów Kamila Skolimowska Memorial,Zürich Weltklasse

• World Athletics Indoor Tour (60 m)
  • 2021:New York New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

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• World rank fromWorld Athletics' Season Top Lists.^[25]

• 2020 in 100 metres

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Records
Preceded by Darrel Brown Jeff Demps	Men's junior world record holder 100 meters June 13, 2014 – July 15, 2022	Succeeded by Letsile Tebogo

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