Grant Holloway
American track and field athlete (born 1997)
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Stanley Grant Holloway (born November 19, 1997)[14] is an American professional hurdler and sprinter. He is the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meters hurdles and the second-fastest man in history at the event with a personal best of 12.81 seconds.
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Holloway is a three-time world champion (2019 Doha, 2022 Eugene, and 2023 Budapest) in the 110 m hurdles. In the 60 meters hurdles, Holloway is also a three-time world indoor champion (2022 Belgrade, 2024 Glasgow, and 2025 Nanjing) and the world indoor record holder with a time of 7.27 seconds. As of December 2025, he has not lost an indoor sprint hurdles race since March 2014, when he was 16 years old.
Despite his specialty being hurdling, Holloway showed incredible versatility whilst competing for the University of Florida, by also consistently competing in the 300 m, relays and long jump. His range was a driving force in Florida's strong team performances at the NCAA Championships. In the six NCAA Championships Holloway competed in between 2017 and 2018, Florida won three and finished second in the other three.
Early life
Holloway was born November 19, 1997, in Chesapeake, Virginia, to mother Latasha and father Stan.[15][16] Holloway was coached with his older brother Trey by their father Stan in track and field until high school as members of the Track 757 club.[17] Holloway continued to compete in track and field with his brother at Grassfield High School for the Grizzlies, as well as competing on the football team as a wide receiver.[18] He chose to compete for the University of Florida in the hurdles rather than the University of Georgia in football.[19]
Career
High School
2013
As a freshman, Holloway competed indoors for Grassfield High School as a hurdler and jumper, as well as running on relays. At the 2013 Virginia Indoor State Championship, Holloway finished fourth in the 55 meters hurdles with a time of 7.47 s, second in the high jump in 6' 7", and ran legs on the fourth placed 4 × 200 meters relay and fifth placed 4 × 400 meters relay.
Outdoors, Holloway amassed season bests of 14.42 s in the 110 m hurdles, 38.52 s in the 300 m hurdles, 6' 11" in the high jump, and 21' 3.75" in the long jump; he did not compete at the state or national meet.[20]
2014
Holloway began to compete at national elite level as a hurdler in his sophomore year. Indoors, he won state championships in the 55 meters hurdles (7.54 s) and the high jump in 6' 10", whilst also finishing third in the 300 meters and fourth in the long jump in 22' 0.25". Holloway then competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals; where he finished third in the Elite 200 m in a time of 21.93 s and second in the championship 60 meters hurdles in 7.93 s behind Isiah Moore.[21] Notably, Holloway won every 55 meters / 60 meters hurdles race he ran that year except for the aforementioned 60 m hurdles final (as well as the semifinal) at the national meet. After those losses to Moore, Holloway began an ongoing undefeated streak in the 55 m and 60 m hurdles indoors.[21]
Outdoors, Holloway won state championships in the 110 meters hurdles (14.11 s) and high jump (7' 1'), finished third in the 300 meters hurdles, seventh in the 200 meters in 22.13 s, and ninth in the long jump in 20' 5.5".[20]
2015
Holloway entered more short and long sprints while continuing both jumps as a junior. He repeated as state champion in the 55 meter hurdles (7.19 s) and added the long jump title (23' 6.25"), finished second in the high jump in 6' 10", and finished second behind Noah Lyles in the 300 meters (34.41 s) and third behind Lyles and brother Josephus Lyles in the 55 meters (6.35 s). At the New Balance Indoor Nationals, he won the Championship 60 meter hurdles in a photo finish over Chad Zallow in 7.59 s, the then all-time #2 mark, and finished second in the Championship high jump in 6' 11".50.
Outdoors, Holloway amassed four state championships: he repeated in the 110 meter hurdles (13.61 s) and high jump (6' 8"), and added the 300 meter hurdles (36.73) and long jump (25' 8.75"), and also finished fifth in the 200 meters in 21.65 s. At the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Holloway false started in the Championship 110 meter hurdles final and finished fifth in the long jump with a 23' 10" mark.[20] At the US Junior Championships, Holloway made the semi-finals of the 110 meter hurdles and finished third in the long jump with 24' 8.75".
2016
Indoors, Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 55 meter hurdle title in 7.14 s, his second consecutive long jump title, and the 500 meters title, which he won by a hundredth of a second in 1:03.35 over Josephus Lyles; Holloway also finished 3rd in the 55 meters behind the Lyles brothers for the second year in a row. At the New Balance Indoor Nationals, Holloway competed in his first career pentathlon and set the 3rd best HS mark ever at the time (4230 points); he also won a second consecutive national title and set the national record in the 60 meter hurdles (7.53).[20]
Outdoors, Holloway won three state championships: a third consecutive 110 meter hurdles title, a third consecutive high jump title (6' 6"), and repeated in the long jump (25' 5.75"); he also finished second in the 200 meter in 21.32 s and was disqualified in the 300 meters hurdles. At the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Holloway finished third in the Championship 110 m hurdles final in 13.51 s.[20] At the US Junior Championships, Holloway finished sixth in the long jump in 24' 10.75" and third in the 110 m hurdles in 13.37 s.
Holloway ended his high school career with sixteen state championships (seven indoors, nine outdoor) and three indoor national championships.
Collegiate
2017
At the University of Florida, Holloway continued to show incredible range by competing in the long jump and the 4 × 400 m relay, in addition to his hurdles specialty. He went undefeated in the 60 m hurdles, and won the NCAA Indoor Title in a collegiate-leading 7.58 seconds.[22] He also finished 11th in the long jump and ran the second leg on Florida's 4 × 400 m relay team that finished 2nd. Outdoors, he won the 110 m hurdles,[23] finished 2nd in the long jump and anchored Florida's 4 × 400 m relay team to 4th place. He also ran the third leg on their 4 × 100 m team throughout the season. Holloway competed in the US Championships, finishing fourth in the 110 m hurdles in 13.39 s.
2018
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Prior to setting the NCAA and American record in the 60 m hurdles, in February he set the NCAA record with a 7.42 s clocking at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, beating and taking the record away from Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles Omar McLeod.[10][24] On 10 March, he defended NCAA title in 7.42 seconds, equalling his collegiate record.[25] This year, he finished second in the long jump and Florida finished third in the 4 × 400 m relay with his help on the second leg.[25] Later that year he clocked 13.15 s in the 110 m hurdles at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships, winning the meet in the second fastest time in NCAA history.[26][27] At the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Holloway retained his 100 m hurdles, running 13.42 s to narrowly beat David Kendziera by 0.01 s.[28] He also finished 9th in the long jump, ran the 2nd leg on the 4 × 100 m team that finished third, and anchored Florida to fourth place in the 4 × 400 m.[28] He once again went to the US Championships, this time finishing 2nd by thousandths of a second.[14]
2019: World and NCAA champion
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On 9 March, despite finding strong challenge from Daniel Roberts, he went unbeaten in the 60 m hurdles throughout the indoor season and won his 3rd consecutive NCAA title in the event, becoming the first to do so. He also smashed his own collegiate record with 7.35 seconds, also an American record.[29][30]
At the NCAA Division I Championships, Holloway retained his 110 mH title, his time of 12.98 s broke the 40-year old NCAA record held by Renaldo Nehemiah.[31][32] He also helped his team to win the 4 × 100 m relay, and finish second in the 4 × 400 m relay.[33][34]
Holloway won the 110 m hurdles at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial on July 9, in a time of 13.16 s, his first race on the European circuit.[35] At the US Championships, he finished second behind Roberts, running a time of 13.38 s.[36] At the World Championships in Doha, he won gold in the 110 m hurdles, running a time of 13.10 s to beat Sergey Shubenkov into second.[37]
Professional
2021: Olympic silver
Holloway set the 60 m hurdles world record on February 24, 2021, at the conclusion of the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Madrid, beating Colin Jackson's 27-year-old world record of 7.30 s by one hundredth of a second.[38] Holloway had previously matched his American record of 7.32 s in the heats, already the #2 all-time performance going into the meet, before winning the final in 7.29 s.[39] His victory in the final also made him the overall winner of the 2021 World Indoor Tour in the 60 m hurdles.[40]
He made his outdoor pro debut at the Miramar Invitational on April 10, winning the 110 m hurdles final in a wind-assisted (+2.2 m/s) 13.04 s, his fastest opening performance in the event.[41] On June 26, at the US Olympic trials, he set a new personal best of 12.81 s in the semi-finals of the 110 m hurdles, the second fastest time in history and only 0.01 s behind Aries Merritt's world record of 12.80 s. He went onto win the final in 12.96 s.[42][43]
At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Holloway won silver in the 110 m hurdles, finishing behind Hansle Parchment in 13.09 s.[44]
2022: World indoor and outdoor titles
At the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Holloway won gold in the 60 m hurdles in 7.39 s. He had previously equalled his world record of 7.29 s in the semi-finals.[45]
On 17 July, at the World Championships in Eugene, he won gold in the 110 m hurdles, running a time of 13.03 s.[46]
"When I won the title in Zurich in 2022, I think that was when I turned around my whole career. I was really good before that, but on that day I took out a crazy good field and I was like: this is what good hurdling looks like. I think I just really flipped the script on myself."
Holloway picked up his first career Diamond League win on August 10, winning in Monaco with a new seasons best of 12.99 s.[48] On September 4, he won at the ISTAF Berlin meet, in 13.05 s.[49] At the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 26 August, he won his first Diamond League title, in 13.02 s.[50]
2023: Second world outdoor title
On 4 February, Holloway won over 60 mH at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, running a time of 7.38 s.[51] At the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais on 15 February, he picked up another win, running 7.39 s.[52] On 25 February, at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, he won the 60 m hurdles in a world lead of 7.35 s.[53]
Holloway won at the Atlanta City Games on 6 May, running a time of 13.01 s.[54] On 4 June, he won at the FBK Games, in a meeting record of 13.03 s.[55] At the Paris Diamond League, he won the 110 m hurdles in a new world lead of 12.98 s.[56] He won at the London Diamond League on 23 July, running 13.01 s, holding off Shunsuke Izumiya by 0.05 s.[57]
At the World Championships in Budapest, he gold in a time of 12.96 s, he became the second man to win three consecutive 110 m hurdles titles after Greg Foster.[58] On 17 September, at the Eugene Diamond League, he finished second behind Hansle Parchment.[59]
2024: Olympic champion
On 10 February, Holloway won over 60 m hurdles at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Liévin, running a world leading time of 7.32 s in the final.[60] At the US Indoor Championships, he bettered his own world record in the heats, running 7.27 s. He did not contest the final as a result of being the reigning champion.[61][62] On 2 March, at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, he won gold, running an equal championship record time of 7.29 s, the second fastest time in history.[63]
At the U.S. Olympic trials, Holloway placed first in 12.86 s, his second fastest time ever. The race marked the first time three men had gone under the 13-second barrier in one race.[64] On 12 July, Holloway won at the Monaco Diamond League, running 13.01 s.[65]
"It means the world. To complete the career grand slam is what I’ve been wanting. I’m beside myself right now. I'm so happy about everything going on. I knew I was in shape, I knew I was capable of completing this feat. I’ve been hurdling so well this year, I’m in great shape, I just want to keep this going. I’m looking forward to what’s to come. The future is so bright."
At the Summer Olympics in Paris, Holloway won gold in the 110m m hurdles final in 12.99 s.[66]
On 22 August, in his first post-Olympic race, Holloway finished second behind Rasheed Broadbell at the Lausanne Diamond League, running a time of 13.14 s behind Broadbell's 13.10 s.[67] At the Silesia Diamond League on 25 August, he returned to winning ways, running 13.04 s.[68] Holloway won the Zurich Diamond League on 5 September with a time of 12.99 s.[69]
2025: World indoor champion
At the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Holloway won his fourth consecutive title in the 60 m hurdles, running a time of 7.42 s.[70]
On 19 April, in his first outdoor race of the season, he finished second at the Tom Jones Memorial, running 13.18 s to finish behind Trey Cunningham, who ran 13.09 s.[71] Holloway competed at the Xiamen Diamond League on 26 April, finishing tenth in the 110 m hurdles in 13.72 s.[72] At the Paris Diamond League on 20 June, he finished fifth in 13.11 s.[73] On 16 August, he finished second behind Cordell Tinch at the Silesia Diamond League, running a time of 13.15 s.[74]
At the World Championships in Tokyo, Holloway was a shock exit in the semi-finals as he finished sixth and didn't qualify for the final.[75]
Awards and recognition
Holloway was one of three men's finalists in 2018 for The Bowerman—an annual American collegiate track and field award—and was the fan favorite by vote.[76][77] The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) awarded him The Bowerman in 2019, and additionally named him both the Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and the Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year.[78][79][80] Track & Field News awarded him both the U.S. Collegiate Men's Indoor Athlete Of The Year and the U.S. Collegiate Men's Outdoor Athlete Of The Year titles in 2019.[81][82]
After setting the world record in the 60 m hurdles and having an undefeated indoor season in which he won the 2021 World Indoor Tour title, Holloway was runner-up for the Indoor Men's Athlete Of The Year title by Track & Field News.[83]
In 2024, Holloway was named Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year in Night of Legends Award.[84]
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[14]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (m):s | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters indoor | 6.50 | N/a | Birmingham | March 9, 2019 | |
| 60 m hurdles indoor | 7.27 | N/a | Albuquerque | February 16, 2024 | World record |
| 100 meters | 10.21 | 0.0 | Gainesville | April 16, 2022 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.81 | +1.8 | Eugene | June 26, 2021 | #2 all-time |
| 4 × 400 m relay split | 43.75 | N/a | Austin | June 7, 2019 | Anchor[85][86] |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.97 | N/a | Austin | June 7, 2019 | Collegiate record[note 2] |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.60 | N/a | Austin | June 7, 2019 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay indoor | 3:01.43 | N/a | College Station | March 10, 2018 | #3 all-time[note 3][87] |
International championship results
| Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.10 | +0.6 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.09 | -0.5 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.39 | N/a | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2022 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.03 | +1.2 | Eugene, OR, United States |
| 2023 | World Championships | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.96 | 0.0 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.29 | N/a | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.99 | _ | Paris, France |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.42 | N/a | Nanjing, China |
| World Championships | 18th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.52 | -0.1 | Tokyo, Japan |
Circuit wins
- Diamond League 110 m hurdles champion: 2022
- World Indoor Tour Gold 60 m hurdles overall winner: 2021
National championship results
- PB = personal best
- SB = seasonal best
- WL = world lead, fastest time in the world in a calendar year
- CR = collegiate record
- NR = national (American) record
| Year | Championship | Position | Event | Time or mark | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.S. Junior Championships | 6th (semis) | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 | +1.7 | Eugene, Oregon | Q[note 4] |
| 3rd | Long jump | 7.54 m (24 ft 8+3⁄4 in) w | +2.8 | Wind-assisted[88] | |||
| 2016 | U.S. Junior Championships | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 | +1.6 | Clovis, California | PB[89] |
| 6th | Long jump | 7.59 m (24 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | +1.9 | SB[89] | |||
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 11th | Long jump | 7.57 m (24 ft 10 in) | N/a | College Station, Texas | |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.58 | N/a | PB | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.52 | N/a | ||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 2nd | Long jump | 8.00 m (26 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | −0.5 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 11th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.07 | N/a | ||||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | −2.0 | ||||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.16 | N/a | 43.89 s anchor split[90][91] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.39 | −0.7 | Sacramento, California | PB[92] | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 2nd | Long jump | 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) | N/a | College Station, Texas | PB |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.47 | N/a | ||||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.43 | N/a | #3 all-time[note 3] | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 9th | Long jump | 7.83 m (25 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | +0.1 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.42 | −1.1 | ||||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.89 | N/a | ||||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.83 | N/a | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.46 | −1.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | 13.454 s[note 5] | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | 3rd | Long jump | 7.95 m (26 ft 3⁄4 in) | N/a | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.35 | N/a | WL, CR, NR, #3 all-time[12][95][96][13] | |||
| 1st | 60 m | 6.50 | N/a | PB | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.24 | N/a | ||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | 12th | Long jump | 7.72 m (25 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | +1.3 | Austin, Texas | ||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.97 | N/a | WL, CR[note 2] | |||
| 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.98 | +0.8 | WL, CR, PB | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.60 | N/a | 43.75 s anchor split[85][86] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.36 | −0.8 | Des Moines, Iowa | [97] | |
| 2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.96 | +0.4 | Eugene, Oregon | |
| 2022 | U.S. Indoor Championships | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.37 | N/a | Spokane, Washington | =MR |
| U.S. Championships | — | 110 m hurdles | DNS | +1.2 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| 2024 | U.S. Olympic Trials | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 12.86 | +2.0 | Eugene, Oregon | WL |
Seasonal bests
All information from World Athletics profile.[14]
| Year | 60 m hurdles | 110 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.32 s | 14.96 s | — | — |
| 2013 | 8.14 s | 14.49 s | 6.70 m (21 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| 2014 | 7.93 s | 14.11 s | 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| 2015 | 7.59 s | 13.75 s | 7.84 m (25 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| 2016 | 7.53 s | 13.37 s | 7.59 m (24 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | — |
| 2017 | 7.58 s | 13.39 s | 8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | — |
| 2018 | 7.42 s | 13.15 s | 8.17 m (26 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | — |
| 2019 | 7.35 s | 12.98 s | 8.02 m (26 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | — |
| 2020 | 7.38 s | 13.19 s | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.29 s | 12.81 s | — | — |
| 2022 | 7.29 s | 12.99 s | — | — |
| 2023 | 7.35 s | 12.96 s | — | — |
| 2024 | 7.27 s | 12.86 s | — | — |
| 2025 | 7.36 s | 13.11 s | — | — |
Notes
- The moniker is originally from fellow hurdler Omar McLeod,[1] and has been used by organizations like The Athletic[2] and NBC Sports.[3]
- Shared with Raymond Ekevwo, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, and Ryan Clark for the Florida Gators. Holloway was the third carrier, after Sani Brown and before Clark.
- Shared with Kunle Fasasi, Chantz Sawyers, and Benjamin Lobo Vedel for the Florida Gators. Holloway was the second carrier, after Fasasi and before Sawyers.
- Devon Allen also finished with a (rounded-up) time of 13.46 s, but placed first ahead of Holloway because Allen finished in 13.452 s to Holloway's 13.454 s.[93][94]
