Kevin Lyles
Kevin Lyles (born July 23, 1973) is an American former sprinter.[1] He won gold medals with the United States in the 4 × 400-meter relay at the 1993 Summer Universiade and at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, where he was an alternate runner in the heats stage.
He ran collegiately for Seton Hall where he was the 1993 Big East Indoor Championship's Most Outstanding Track Performer.[2] At national level, he placed sixth in the 400 m at the 1995 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He achieved his personal record of 45.01 seconds that year, which ranked him 15th in the world that season.[3] He ceased competing at top level after the 1997 season.
From Irvington, New Jersey,[4] he married Seton Hall track athlete Keisha Caine. Their children are 100 m and 200 m World Champion Noah Lyles and 2014 World Junior Champion Josephus Lyles.[5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1993 | Universiade | Amherst, United States | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.34 |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.23 (heats) |
See also
- List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men)
References
- ^ "Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Traditions - Seton Hall Athletics | SHUPirates.com". shupirates.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
- ^ Kevin Lyles. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ TRACK AND FIELD; Georgetown Breezes To Title. New York Times (1994-03-07). Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ Emert, Jacob (2016-02-25). "High school sprinters Noah and Josephus Lyles are bolting toward the Rio Olympics". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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- 1983: Sergey Lovachov, Aliaksandr Trashchyla, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1987: Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Butch Reynolds, Michael Franks, Raymond Pierre (USA)
- 1991: Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi, Ade Mafe, Mark Richardson (GBR)
- 1993: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Derek Mills (USA)
- 1995: Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Kevin Lyles, Darnell Hall (USA)
- 1997: Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Mark Hylton (GBR)
- 1999: Tomasz Czubak, Robert Maćkowiak, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Haczek, Piotr Długosielski (POL)
- 2001: Troy McIntosh, Avard Moncur, Carl Oliver, Timothy Munnings, Chris Brown (BAH)
- 2003: Ahmed Douhou, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana, Marc Raquil, Leslie Djhone (FRA)
- 2005: Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Miles Smith, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2007: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Bershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement (USA)
- 2009: Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt, Lionel Larry, Bershawn Jackson (USA)
- 2011: Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, Jamaal Torrance, Michael Berry (USA)
- 2013: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Arman Hall, LaShawn Merritt, James Harris, Joshua Mance (USA)
- 2015: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Bryshon Nellum, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, Vernon Norwood (USA)
- 2017: Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow (TRI)
- 2019: Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Rai Benjamin, Tyrell Richard, Vernon Norwood, Nathan Strother (USA)
- 2022: Elija Godwin, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Trevor Bassitt, Champion Allison, Michael Norman (USA)
- 2023: Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Bassitt, Matthew Boling, Christopher Bailey (USA)
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