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Sydney McLaughlin

1999 - Today

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Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone ( mə-GLOK-lin ləv-ROH-nee; née McLaughlin; born August 7, 1999) is an American hurdler and sprinter who holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. She won gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2025 World Athletics Championships. She set a world record time in the 400 m hurdles of 50.37 seconds at the 2024 Summer Olympics on August 8, 2024, breaking her own old world record of 50.65 seconds. She set a championship record in the flat 400 of 47.78 at the 2025 World Championships, making her the second fastest woman in history over that distance. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Sydney McLaughlin is the 2,407th most popular athlete (up from 4,252nd in 2024), the 12,798th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,650th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sydney McLaughlin ranks 2,407 out of 6,025. Before her are Joan Benoit, Barbara Krug, June Maston, Frode Andresen, Allyson Felix, and Eshetu Tura. After her are Tina Charles, Dragutin Topić, Kim Ji-soo, Sandra Perković, Trevor Coker, and Ilmārs Bricis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Sydney McLaughlin ranks 67. Before her are Youssouf Fofana, Jota, James Charles, Nico Schlotterbeck, Imane Khelif, and Nicolò Zaniolo. After her are Pedro Porro, Melissa Vargas, Hiroki Ito, Davide Frattesi, Emerson, and Diogo Dalot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sydney McLaughlin ranks 12,802 out of 20,380. Before her are Allyson Felix (1985), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), Jake Lloyd (1989), Jake Thomas (1990), Don Harvey (1960), and Oscar Levant (1906). After her are Henry Schoolcraft (1793), Joe Paterno (1926), Nan Martin (1927), Charles L. Veach (1944), Tim Commerford (1968), and Jeremy Zucker (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Sydney McLaughlin ranks 423. Before her are Gail Devers (1966), Madeline Manning (1948), Brian Lewis (1974), Mary Washburn (1907), Joan Benoit (1957), and Allyson Felix (1985). After her are Steven López (1978), Shi Zhiyong (null), Peter Mueller (1954), Rusty Wailes (1926), Leamon King (1936), and David Oliver (1982).

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