Jaelen Hunter
American sprinter (born 2009)
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Jaelen Hunter (born 27 May 2009) is an American sprinter. He was a gold medalist at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]
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| Born | 27 May 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Hunter attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. As a high school sophomore he ran a meeting record 46.66 seconds for the 400 metres at the at the Trabuco Hills Invitational in April 2026.[2][3][4]
On 5 August 2026, he was part of the United States quartet that set a world under-20 record of 3:15.31 in the mixed 4 x 400 metres in winning the gold medal at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene.[5][6][7] The time was more than two seconds faster than the previous best set by the United States team at the event in 2022.[8]