Freddie Crittenden
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Born | Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | August 3, 1994||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Utica High School Syracuse University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Syracuse Orange[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Freddie Crittenden III (born 3 August 1994) is an American athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2019 Pan American Games.[2]
Hurdling career
[edit]Crittenden attended Utica High School in Shelby Township, Michigan.[3] Crittenden ran for Syracuse University. At the end of this time at Syracuse he was a Two-time First Team All-American, Two-time Second Team All-American, and a named to the All-ACC team six times.[4]
Crittenden trains in Phoenix, Arizona. He is unsponsored and works a full-time job with an after-school care nonprofit.[5][6] He also received a $10,000 donation for training, healthcare, and travel from Boomerang Capital Partners through USATF’s “Adopt an Athlete” program.[7]
Crittenden took 2nd at the 2024 US Olympic Trials in the 110m hurdles to earn his first spot on an Olympic team heading to Paris.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Crittenden has seven siblings and is married to Tor Hawley Crittenden.[5][9]
Championship results
[edit]All results taken from World Athletics profile[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Freddie Crittenden". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Men's 110 metres hurdles − Final − Results" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 Aug 2019.
- ^ Alvarez, Nick (24 January 2017). "Freddie Crittenden has one last shot at repeating redemption". The Daily Orange.
- ^ "2016-17 TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER". Syracuse Orange. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Alumkal, Nicholas (29 June 2024). "Former Syracuse runner Freddie Crittenden qualifies for 2024 Olympics". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Stanley, Logan (28 June 2024). "Freddie Crittenden, Phoenix Track Club hurdler, qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "USATF Foundation | 2024 Paris Olympic Games bound Freddie Crittenden Awarded $10,000 Adopt an Athlete Grant". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Cattell, Aaron (2024-06-29). "Holloway, Crittenden, and Roberts Go Sub-13 for Paris Olympics Bids". Track & Field Fan Hub. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Woods, David (July 24, 2024). "AFTER CHIPPING AWAY FOR YEARS, OLYMPIAN FREDDIE CRITTENDEN III SHOWED HE BELONGS AMONG THE BEST". DyeStat. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Freddie Crittenden". World Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- American male sprinters
- American male hurdlers
- Track and field athletes from St. Louis
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- African-American track and field athletes
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- Syracuse Orange men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century American sportsmen