Randolph Ross
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| Born | January 1, 2001[1] Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400m | |||||||||||||
| College team | North Carolina A&T Aggies | |||||||||||||
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Randolph Ross (born January 1, 2001) is an American athlete specializing in the 400 metres, who competes collegiately for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He is coached by his father Duane Ross, who was also an Olympian in the 110m hurdles.[2][3]
On February 12, 2021 at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina, Ross ran the 400m in 45.21 seconds, which was the fastest time in the nation in 2021 at the time. A day later, he ran the 200m in a time of 20.50 seconds to take over the top spot in the year at that distance as well.[4] Ross finished second to Noah Williams at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2021.[5] He also won the event at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a 2021 world leading time of 43.85 seconds. The time ranked him #13 on the all time list. Nine days later he qualified for the 400 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics through finishing third at the US Olympic Trials on June 20, 2021.[6]
References[]
- ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1878054-ross-randolph.htm
- ^ Randolph Ross at World Athletics
- ^ Creasy, Jason. "Randolph Ross Joins Father At North Carolina A&T!". MileSplit North Carolina.
- ^ Friedlander, Brett (February 24, 2021). "Like father, like son: A&T's Ross sprints out of dad's shadow".
- ^ https://www.theadvertiser.com/amp/4679412001
- ^ "A&T's Randolph Ross qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". greensboro.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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- 2001 births
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- American male sprinters
- North Carolina A&T Aggies men's track and field athletes
- African-American track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Raleigh, North Carolina
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field