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Amere Lattin

Amere Lattin

American hurdler

Amere Lattin (born July 12, 1997) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hurdles, mostly 400-meter hurdles.[2] He was the silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games, running 48.98 in the 400 m hurdles final.

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He made his international debut in age category competitions: he was a 110-meter hurdles finalist at 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished as runner-up in the 110 m hurdles at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. He has also competed in sprinting, sharing in the 4 × 400-meter relay silver medal with the American team at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

He finished third at 2019 USA Championships and qualified for 2019 World Championships in Doha, with a personal best of 48.66.[3][4]

Running for the University of Houston[5] he ran the first leg on what is recognized as the world record in the 4 × 400 meters relay, the team running a time of 3:01.51.[6]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[7][8]

Personal bests

  • w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s wind)
  • WR = world record (recognized by World Athletics)
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Seasonal bests

International competitions

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Shared with Americans Obi Igbokwe, Jermaine Holt, and Kahmari Montgomery for the Houston Cougars.[7][9][10]

References

  1. [1]
    Joseph Duarte (May 22, 2019). "Amere Lattin keeps grinding for UH track". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Marshall grad Amere Lattin named AAC track athlete of the week". March 19, 2019.
  3. [3]
    https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=282493-Amere-Lattin-3rd-Place-Men-039-s-400m-Hurdles-Toyota-USATF-Outdoor-Championships-2019
  4. [4]
    "Amere Lattin keeps grinding for UH track". May 22, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Q&A: Junior hurdler confident going into conference championship by Peter Scamardo. The Cougar, 22 Feb 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  6. [6]
    "Ratified: Kosgei's 2:14:04 world marathon record, men's 4x400m relay world indoor record". World Athletics. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "ATHLETE PROFILE Amere LATTIN". World Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "AMERE LATTIN HOUSTON". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. [9]
    Jeff Hollobaugh (February 11, 2019). "Weekend U.S. Roundup — A Memorable 4×4". Track & Field News. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "WTW: Thank you Alberto and NOP, Grant Fisher Is the Best, Ritz's Fountain of Youth, Alicia Monson Breaks Through". LetsRun.com. February 11, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.


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