Teen sprinter Quincy Wilson follows Olympic footsteps of 15-year-old Esther Stroy
There might be only one American who knows exactly what 16-year-old Quincy Wilson will be feeling as a youngster sprinting on the sport’s biggest stage.
There might be only one American who knows exactly what 16-year-old Quincy Wilson will be feeling as a youngster sprinting on the sport’s biggest stage.
Wilson’s rapid ascent from Maryland prodigy to Olympic contender has tapped the memory bank of 70-year-old Esther Stroy Harper, who was just 15 when she ran the 400 meters for the U.S. in Mexico City in 1968.
“Oh, yes, this has brought back big memories,” Stroy Harper told NBC News recently. “Every time I see a youngster like him participating and going to the Olympics, it brings back lots of memories.”
Wilson is the youngest-ever male to make the U.S. Olympic track-and-field team, while Stroy Harper remains the youngest person ever for Team USA.
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