Kelly Willie

Kelly Willie

Willie (foreground) being interviewed byDwight Stonesin 2006
Personal information
Full name	Kelly Jeromy Willie
Born	September 7, 1982(1982-09-07)(age41) Houston, Texas,U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg)
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	400m:44.63 (Sacramento,Ca2004) 200m:20.24/20.20w (Rethymo, Greece2006) 100m:10.14/10.04w (Knoxville,Tennessee2006)
Medal record Men'sathletics RepresentingtheUnited States Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4x400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 4x400 m relay

Kelly Jeromy Willie(born September 7, 1982) is an American formertrack and fieldathlete who specialized in the400-meter dash.

Born and raised inHouston, Texas,he attendedSterling High Schooland competed in track while there. Willie attendedLouisiana State Universityand ran for theirLSU Tigersteam, being a three-time NCAA champion in the relay and the 400 m runner-up in 2004. He ran for the American4×400-meter relayteam at the2004 Olympics,

With strong American 400 metre runners likeAndrew Rock,Derrick Brew,Darold Williamsonand Wariner (who constituted the gold-winning relay team at the2005 World Championships), and evenLaShawn Merritt,Jamel AshleyandTerry Gatson,Willie has faced extremely tough competition in terms of qualifying for major international events where only three participants from each state are allowed.

References

• Kelly WillieatWorld Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Kelly Willie".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-18.