Jayden DeLeon
American sprinter (born 2007)
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Jayden DeLeon (born 26 December 2007) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.
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| Born | 26 December 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
He attended Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Maryland, where he competed in track and field. He committed to attend LSU.[1]
Career
In 2025, DeLeon attended New Balance Nationals Outdoor to run the 200 meters and the 400 meters. He ran a then PR of 21.03 seconds and 46.33 seconds respectively in the events.[1]
In January 2026, as a senior in high school, he ran the 300 meters in New York for the Puma New York International Showcase, winning the event by running 32.75 seconds.[2] He also ran 6.93 seconds in the 60 meters, placing third.
In March, he competed in the New Balance Indoor Nationals in the 400 meters, placing second behind Quincy Wilson with a time of 45.38 seconds. The result was a photo finish, with DeLeon finishing 0.009 seconds behind Wilson.[3][4] In the same meet, he ran 20.77 seconds in the 200 meters.
On 19 June 2026, DeLeon competed in the 400 meters at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Oregon and competed in the 200 meters at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, which were adjacent to each other.[5][6] This time, he beat Wilson with a PB of 44.52 seconds, qualifying for the World Athletics U20 Championships on the U.S. team.[7][8] This made DeLeon the second fastest 400m high schooler in the US ever after Wilson.[9][10] Two days later, DeLeon won the 200m at Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time of 20.68 seconds.[11][12]