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Kerron Clement
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American track and field athlete, Olympic athlete
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Kerron Clement, born Kerron Stephon Clement on 31 October 1985 in Port of Spain, is a sprinter and athletics competitor from the United States, competing in hurdling and the 400 metres hurdles. He was educated at the University of Florida and represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2015 Pan American Games. Clement is gay.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Kerron Stephon Clement
- Nationality
- Trinidadian-American
- Born
- ( 1985-10-31 ) October 31, 1985 (age 40) , Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- 400 meters , 400 meters hurdles
- College team
- University of Florida
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Port of Spain
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 2015 Pan American Games
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 86
- Official website
- www.kerronclementonline.com
- Image
- KerronClementRio2016.jpg
- Height
- 188
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- Commons category
- Kerron Clement
- date of birth
- 1985-10-31
- birth name
- Kerron Stephon Clement
- sports discipline competed in
- 400 metres hurdles
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- name in native language
- Kerron Stephon Clement
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Encyclopedic overview
Kerron Stephon Clement (born October 31, 1985) is a Trinidadian-born American track and field athlete who competes in the 400-meter hurdles and 400-meter sprint. He held the indoor world record in the 400-meter sprint, having broken Michael Johnson's mark in 2005.
Clement won the hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2007 and 2009 World Championships. He also took silver behind Angelo Taylor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is a frequent member of the American 4 × 400-meter relay and is a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the event.
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