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19-year-old US track phenom becomes the fastest teenager ever, takes over US Championships
Business Insider ^ | 06/29/2015 | Tony Manfred

Posted on 06/29/2015 8:40:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

American sprinter Trayvon Bromell, a 19-year-old who goes to Baylor, had a historic weekend at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. In the prelims he ran the 100 meters in 9.84 seconds. It's the fastest time ever for a teenager and ties for the 2nd-fastest time of 2015. At age 19 Bromell is the 10th-fastest man of all time, and the 4th-fastest American. He went on to finish second to Tyson Gay in the 100m finals at the US Championships, which earned him a spot on the US team at the World Championships in Beijing in August.

"I started slowing down, I didn't want to run too fast and wear myself out," he said after his historic performance. "I'm really surprised. When I slowed it down I didn't think I was going to run that fast. Man it's crazy. I didn't try to run that fast in prelims."

Any American posting these sorts of times would be the talk of the track world, but what makes Bromell's story so special is his age. Historically, sprinters peak in their 20s. Alistair Tweedale of the Telegraph dug into the numbers and found that the five fastest active sprinters — Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, Yohan Blake — only Blake broke 10 seconds before age 20.

Bromell is the first US teenager to ever qualify for the worlds in the 100m.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: speed; track; trackandfield; trayvonbromell
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1 posted on 06/29/2015 8:40:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 06/29/2015 8:41:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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He broke his hip in 10th grade and can still run like this. Beyond amazing.


3 posted on 06/29/2015 8:43:48 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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Good story. I hope he does well. (But I am not buying it that he slowed down so as not to tire himself out.)


4 posted on 06/29/2015 8:46:43 AM PDT by NEMDF
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Good for him. Maybe this young man will make the name ‘Trayvon’ stand for something positive. This Trayvon must have a lot of inner drive and discipline, because to look at him, he doesn’t have long legs and narrow torso, the usual build of a long distance runner.


5 posted on 06/29/2015 8:49:07 AM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: SeekAndFind

The bottom photo doesn’t leave much to the imagination.


6 posted on 06/29/2015 8:52:09 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Save Western Civilization. Embrace the new Crusades.)
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Did you mean sprinter? He is not a distance runner. A key physical trait for a good sprinter is that it is longer from the knee to the ankle than from the hip to the knee.

I would love to see him run!


7 posted on 06/29/2015 9:01:22 AM PDT by NorthstarMom (God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

It’s TWUE!


8 posted on 06/29/2015 9:07:42 AM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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To: NorthstarMom
In the prelims he ran the 100 meters in 9.84 seconds.

That's about 33 feet per second. I'm trying to wrap my mind around that.

9 posted on 06/29/2015 9:09:22 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Would like to see born and raised American runners make a splash again.
Its been awhile since that has happened.


10 posted on 06/29/2015 9:12:24 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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"33 feet per second"

I almost stepped on a skunk one time. And he had his tail turned towards me. I believed I exceed 33 feet per second in removing myself from the skunk's presence.

11 posted on 06/29/2015 9:12:31 AM PDT by driftless2
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I believed I exceed 33 feet per second in removing myself from the skunk's presence.

Whoa, now that's stinky fast!

12 posted on 06/29/2015 9:17:12 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: SeekAndFind

As a high school sophomore I unofficially tied the school record for the 100 yard dash set by my father at 10.3 seconds. This guy would have beat me by 10+ yards!


13 posted on 06/29/2015 9:21:48 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: driftless2

LOL

Now if we could just train the skunk to chase you
you might be the next record holder in the 100m.


14 posted on 06/29/2015 9:24:48 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: CaptainK

Not trying to be contrarian, however it is possible that PEDs played a role given the can be prescribed under certain injury circumstances. Or, it is possible that has his body overcompensated with “boy steroids” because of the major injury. Regardless, it is an amazing feat!


15 posted on 06/29/2015 9:26:29 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thought Tyson Gay had been banned for use of a banned substance?


16 posted on 06/29/2015 9:31:02 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: CrazyIvan

Usain Bolt’s record is 9.58 seconds. See here:

http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/ultimate-100-meter-time-927-seconds

Trayvonn is very good at 9.84 secs. But he has ways to go to overtake that record.


17 posted on 06/29/2015 9:32:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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There is another person in the world named Trayvon?


18 posted on 06/29/2015 9:38:24 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: TigersEye

I was a lot younger when that event occurred. Now, in my sixties I’m not as fast. I’m afraid Usain Bolt could beat me by a tenth of a second. I might be lying about that last statement.


19 posted on 06/29/2015 9:39:09 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: SeekAndFind

.26 seconds doesn’t sound like much unless your working to get your time down. Then it’s an eternity.


20 posted on 06/29/2015 9:42:39 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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