Terrence Trammell
Birth dateNovember 23, 1978 (age 47)
Birth placeAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Terrence Trammell (born November 23, 1978) is a retired American track and field athlete who was the silver medalist for the 110 meter hurdles at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, and three time silver medalist for the World Championships.

He was born to Leonard (Deceased)2010 and Ann Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year,[2] he attended the University of South Carolina where he trained under Curtis Frye. His main training partner until 2002 was Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson. He was the 1999-2000 NCAA Champion Indoors and Outdoors.

He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but had to pull out of the competition after injuring his hamstring in the preliminary rounds. He retired in 2015.

He trained in Atlanta with his high school (Southwest Dekalb High School) coach Napoleon Cobb.

Trammell is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

He currently serves as an assistant track and field coach at Pace Academy in Atlanta.[3]

In 2021 he was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[4]

Personal bests

EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 m10.04 DurhamJune 2, 2000
200 m20.74 GainesvilleJanuary 1, 1998
110 m hurdles12.95 New YorkJune 2, 2007

Achievements

19981998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBuffalo, New York2nd110 m hurdles
19991999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana1st110 m hurdles
1st4 × 100 m relay
World University GamesPalma de Mallorca, Spain1st110 m hurdles13.44 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay38.55
20002000 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas1st60 m
1st60 m hurdles
1st110 m hurdles
Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia2nd110 m hurdles13.16 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1st60 m hurdles7.51
IAAF Grand Prix FinalMelbourne, Australia7th110 m hurdles14.17 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
2002United States Indoor ChampionshipsNew York City, New York1st60 m
NACAC U-25 ChampionshipsSan Antonio, Texas, United States1st110 m hurdles13.45 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France2nd110 m hurdles13.20 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
IAAF World Athletics FinalMonaco2nd110 m hurdles13.17 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
2004U.S. Olympic Team TrialsSacramento, California1st110 m hurdles
Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece2nd110 m hurdles13.18 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th110 m hurdles13.20 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
IAAF World Athletics FinalMonaco3rd110 m hurdles13.17 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia1st60 m hurdles7.43
3rd60 m6.54
2007United States Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1st110 m hurdles
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan2nd110 m hurdles12.99 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2008U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon2nd110 m hurdles
2009United States Indoor ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts1st60 m hurdles
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd60 m hurdles7.36

Track records

As of 23 November 2024, Trammell holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

LocationTimeWindspeed
m/s		Date
Athens, GA.13.290.0May 16, 1999
Indianapolis, Ind.13.08+0.5June 24, 2007

References

  1. ^ Athlete Bio[dead link]. Mezoom. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.
  2. ^ "Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ^ "Team Detail - Pace Academy". www.paceacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ "USA Track & Field | USATF announces 2021 Hall of Fame class"