Greg Nixon

Greg Nixon

Greg Nixon, 2010
Personal information
Born	(1981-09-12)September 12, 1981
Alma mater	Howard Payne University
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
University team	HPU Yellow Jackets
Coached by	Quincy Watts
Medal record Men'sathletics RepresentingtheUnited States World Championships 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 4x400 m relay 2010 Doha 4x400 m relay

Greg Nixon(born September 12, 1981) is an Americansprinterwho specialises in the400 meters.His success has come mostly in the 400m and4×400-meter relay,he is a 3x World Champion and a 2x USA Champion.

Nixon attended and competed forHoward Payne Universityin both sprinting andfootball.

His first major medal came at theAthletics at the 2007 Pan American Games,where he led off the American relay team to win a silver medal. At the2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships,Nixon finished third in his400 mheat with a time of 47.64. He also won agold medalin the4 × 400 m relay.

At the2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships,Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.He ran a 400 m personal best of 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400m title at the2010 USA Championships,out of lane 8.

At the 2011 USA Championships, Nixon reached the podium again to make the 2011 World Champion team. He went on to win another gold medal for team USA.

External links

• Greg NixonatWorld Athletics
• Greg Nixonatlegacy.USATF.org(archived)