Chris Robinson (hurdler)

Chris Robinson
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2025 Guangzhou 4×400 m mixed

Chris Robinson (born 19 February 2001) is an American hurdler. He was the 2023 NCAA champion over 400 metres hurdles.[1]

Early life

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He attended James S. Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida before attending the University of Alabama.[2]

Career

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In June 2023, he won the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Austin, Texas, running for the University of Alabama, running a personal best 48.12 seconds, which was also a facility record time.[3][4]

He set a new personal best of 47.95 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles at the Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, Florida in April 2024.[5] He won the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships in May 2024.[6] He was runner-up to Caleb Dean at the 2024 NCAA Championships Outdoor Championships final in June 2024.[7] Later that month, he finished in fourth place overall in the 400 metres hurdles at the USATF Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.[8]

He was one of the athletes who took part in the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in April 2025, running in the long hurdles category of 2025 Grand Slam Track Kingston in Jamaica.[9] In the 400 metres race at the weekend, he ran 45.54 to finish as runner-up in the race to Alison Dos Santos.[10] On 19 April 2025, he lowered his personal best for the 400 metres to 44.15 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida.[11] At the second 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami he finished second behind Dos Santos again in the 400 metres hurdles on 2 May 2025.[12] He then also finished runner-up to Dos Santos in the 400 metres race in their category at the event, in a time of 44.86 seconds.[13]

He was named in the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[14] He was a member of the mixed 4x400 metres relay team alongside Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger, and Lynna Irby-Jackson, that won their heat with a world-leading time to qualify an American team for the 2025 World Championships.[15] In the final the quartet won the gold medal and broke the championship record to win in 3:09.54.[16]

On 1 June 2025, he finished runner-up in the 400 metres in the long hurdles category at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam.[17] He ran a season's best time of 48.05 seconds to win the 400 metres hurdles at the Golden Spike Ostrava on 24 June despite struggling with a kit issue that caused him to adjust his shorts several times mid-race.[18][19]

Statistics

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Grand Slam Track results[20]
Slam Race group Event Pl. Time Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam Long hurdles 400 m hurdles 6th 49.21 US$25,000
400 m 2nd 45.54
2025 Miami Slam Long hurdles 400 m hurdles 2nd 48.92 US$50,000
400 m 2nd 44.86
2025 Philadelphia Slam Long hurdles 400 m hurdles 3rd 48.76 US$30,000
400 m 2nd 45.62

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Robinson". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Former Rickards track star wins national championship". wtxl.com. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ^ Battaglia, Joe (10 June 2023). "Chris Robinson Of Alabama Storms To Victory In 400m Hurdles At NCAAs". Flotrack. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ^ "CHRIS ROBINSON AND CORDE LONG CHAMPION AND 2ND PLACE MEN'S 400M HURDLES, 4TH PLACE 4X400M RELAY - NCAA D1 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ^ Smythe, Steve (Apr 16, 2024). "World leads galore in Florida and Amber Anning improves again". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Ranking the 10 men and 10 women on the sixth 2024 Bowerman watch list update". ncaa.com. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  7. ^ Casacky, Tom (July 2024). "NCAA Men's 400 Hurdles — Dean Smashes American CR". Track and Field News. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Results from the 2024 Olympic Track and Field Trials". Runnersworld. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Start lists announced for inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston from April 4-6". SportsMax.tv. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  10. ^ Adams, Tim (Apr 6, 2025). "Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominates at Grand Slam Track". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Alfred storms to 21.88 200m season opener in Gainesville". World Athletics. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Grand Slam Track Miami". World Athletics. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  13. ^ "U.S. STARS KENNY BEDNAREK, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE REMAIN UNDEFEATED AT GRAND SLAM TRACK". Runnerspace. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Global medallists on US team for World Relays in Guangzhou". world athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  15. ^ Foster, Anthony (10 May 2025). "Jamaica Qualifies Two of Six Teams for Finals at World Relays Guangzhou 25". Track Alerts. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia". The Guardian. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  17. ^ Collett, Jasmine (2 June 2025). "MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN RUNS HISTORIC 100M AT GRAND SLAM TRACK". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Duplantis and Koech among meeting record-breakers in Ostrava". World Athletics. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  19. ^ "World champion's wardrobe malfunction fails to thwart 400m win". Independent. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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