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Quincy Downing
American sprinter
Quincy Downing (born 16 January 1993) is an American sprinter, hurdler, and 800 metres runner. He was a part of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2012 World U20 Championships.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 (age 31)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cleveland, Ohio[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Tigers[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiger Olympians[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Downing grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Glenville High School. His brothers are prominent NBA athlete and coach Jannero Pargo and NBA G League player Jeremy Pargo. Downing is also related to NBA player Dwayne Washington and New York Yankees player Al Downing.[2]
As a prep, Downing was considered more of a middle-distance runner with a high school personal best of 1:51.99 in the 800 metres. He was a USATF youth champion in that event, and he competed at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in the 800 m but did not make the finals.[2]
In college as a member of the LSU Tigers track and field team, Downing began to focus more on the 400 m and 400 m hurdles while still occasionally competing in the 800 m.[2] In 2012, Downing won his first global gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in the 4 × 400 m.[3] Downing went on to win three NCAA 4 × 400 m relay national championship titles representing LSU, at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 400 metres | 45.70 | Louisiana State Invitational | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 2 May 2015 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 48.13 | Racers Grand Prix [es] | Kingston, Jamaica | 10 June 2017 |
| 800 metres (indoors) | 1:49.70 | Alex Wilson Invitational | Notre Dame, Indiana | 2 March 2013 |
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- "Quincy Downing". LSU. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- Tim Warsinskey, The Plain Dealer (17 July 2012). "Glenville grad Quincy Downing wins World Junior Track championship". cleveland. Retrieved 20 October 2023.