Fred KERLEY

Fred Kerley is on track to being the fastest man in the world.

The versatile sprinter is already one of only three men who’ve run a sub-10 second race in the 100m a sub-20-second race in the 200m and a sub-44 second race in the 400m.

He began his Olympic career by winning silver in the 100m at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021. He led an American sweep of medals in the men’s 100m at the 2022 World championships for his second world title and fourth medal at the event. His first major career medal was the bronze medal in the 4x400m relay from London 2017. Two years later at Doha 2019, he claimed his first individual world medal, a bronze, and was part of Team USA that topped the men’s 4x400m podium.

Currently tied for sixth-fastest in history with 9.76 second from his semi-final run in Eugene, it has been a fast rise to the top of the dash for the American, who only shifted focus fully to track and field in 2017.

Like his cousin, Jeremy, an NFL wide receiver, was a cornerback and safety on his Texas high school American Football. His aunt Virginia, his ‘guardian angel’ who raised him and his four siblings, influenced his decision to concentrate on track at South Plains Community College.