Quincy Wilson becomes youngest male U.S. track Olympian
Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest male American track Olympian after being selected for the U.S. 4x400 meter relay team.
Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest male American track Olympian after being selected for the U.S. 4x400 meter relay team.
Announcing the news on Instagram, the 16-year-old wrote: “WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS #paris2024 #teamusa.”
While the team will not be formally announced until later this month, Wilson's coach Joe Lee told USA TODAY that that the teenage sensation received the news Sunday. “The call came directly to me from USA Track & Field,” he told the newspaper. “I called Quincy afterwards with the good news.”
Wilson, a student at Bullis School outside Washington, D.C., had a remarkable performance at trials, setting — and subsequently besting — the world-record for under-18 runners.
“I’ve never been this happy a day in my life when it comes to track,” Wilson said after he broke the record in the 400-meter semifinals.
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