Calesio Newman
American athletics competitor
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Calesio Newman (born August 20, 1986) is an American former athlete who competed in sprinting.[1][2]
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| Born | August 20, 1986 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||
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Raised in Green Sea, South Carolina, Newman attended North Carolina A&T State University, where he is a former 100 meters record holder. He graduated in 2010.[3]
Newman represented the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, claiming a bronze medal as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team, to go with a sixth-place finish in the 100 meters final. Track and Field News ranked him 10th in the world for the 200 meters in 2012.[4] Competing in the 2012 Olympic trials, Newman narrowly missed out on a place for London after coming fourth in the 200 meters, with only the top three qualifying. He was a mere 0.01 seconds from third place. Other results include a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at the 2012 Diamond League meet in Monaco and a 100 meters fourth at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing.[5][6]