Sidi Njie (born 20 February 2007) is an American sprinter.[1]
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | 20 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 100m: 45.62 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Georgia, he attended Westlake High School in Atlanta.[2]
Career
editIn 2023 he ran the fastest 400m time ever recorded by a high school athlete in Georgia, running 45.46, lowering the record of 45.78 that Will Sumner had set the previous year.[3]
He won the men's 400 meters in a time of 45.62 seconds at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[4]
He qualified for the final of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[5] In the final he came away with the bronze medal, running 46.29 seconds.[6]
Personal life
editHis mother Alicia is a former track runner.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sidi Njie". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Casey, Tim (26 August 2024). "Sidi Njie Is The Top Recruit In The Class Of 2025. He's Still Unsigned". flotrack. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Max (9 May 2023). "Throwback Thursday: Sidi Njie Breaks Georgia 400m Record". milesplit. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Sidi Njie Champion Men's 400m - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "SIDI NJIE - GET TO KNOW - NIKE ELITE 2023". Runnerspace. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.