Freddie Crittenden
American athlete (born 1994)
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Freddie Crittenden III (born 3 August 1994) is an American athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the silver medal in the 110 meters hurdles at the 2019 Pan American Games.[2]
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Syracuse University
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| Born | August 3, 1994 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Utica High School Syracuse University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Syracuse Orange[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Hurdling career
Crittenden attended Utica High School in Shelby Township, Michigan.[3] He ran for Syracuse University. At the end of this time at Syracuse he was a two-time First Team All-American and two-time Second Team All-American, and was named to the All-ACC team six times.[4]
Crittenden trains in Phoenix, Arizona with the Phoenix Track Club. He is sponsored by Adidas and works a full-time job with an after-school care nonprofit.[5][6] He received a $10,000 donation for training, healthcare, and travel from Boomerang Capital Partners through USATF's "Adopt an Athlete" program.[7] In July 2024, he signed a contract with Adidas.[8]
Crittenden took 2nd at the 2024 US Olympic trials in the 110m hurdles to earn his first spot on an Olympic team, heading to Paris.[9]
In December 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson-founded Grand Slam Track.[10]
Personal life
Championship results
| Grand Slam Track results[13] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 3rd | 13.35 | US$20,000 |
| 100 m | 8th | 10.97 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 3rd | 13.09 | US$25,000 |
| 100 m | 7th | 10.68 | |||
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 6th | 13.58 | US$12,500 |
| 100 m | 7th | 10.96 | |||
All results taken from World Athletics profile[14]
Track records
As of 14 September 2024, Crittenden holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
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| Nassau | 13.00 | + 0.3 | 20/08/2022 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 13.19 | + 1.6 | 23/04/2023 |
