Madison Whyte
American athlete (born 2004)
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Madison Whyte (born 17 October 2004) is an American sprinter. She won gold medals at the 2022 World Junior Championships and 2023 Pan American U20 Championships. She was a finalist over 200 metres at the 2025 USA Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 22.16 (2025) 400m: 50.82 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
From Virginia, Whyte attended Heritage High School in Newport News. As a high school track performer she won multiple individual state titles and became the first female to rank in the state's top three all-time in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres. She ran high school outdoor personal bests of 11.63 in the 100m, 23.30 in the 200m, and 54.35 in the 400m before agreeing to join the University of Southern California in 2022.[2][3][4]
Whyte contributed to gold medal winning American teams in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay and women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, with the mixed team of Whyte, Kennedy Wade, Will Sumner and Charlie Bartholomew setting a under-20 record time of 3:17.69.[5][6][7]
Whyte was a gold medalist in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in August 2023 alongside JaMeesia Ford, amongst others. She also won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the championships.[8]
Whyte was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[9] In April, Whyte ran a personal best 22.32 seconds for the 200 metres at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational.[10] The following month, she won a sweep of titles with victories over 200m, 400m and in the 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Championships,[11] and lowered her personal best to 22.16 seconds at the NCAA Division I West First Rounds.[12] Whyte was part of the winning 4 x 100 metres relay team for University of Southern California at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships alongside Samirah Moody, Dajaz DeFrand and Jallani Carter, as they ran just 0.01 outside the school record. She also placed runner-up to JaMessia Ford in the 200 metres at the Championships to help USC place second overall.[13] That year, Whyte ran 22.55 seconds to qualify for the final of the 200m at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, getting the last spot ahead of Sha'Carri Richardson, before placing sixth overall in the final in 22.56 seconds.[14][15]
Whyte ran a personal best for the 400 metres of 50.82 seconds for the 400 metres in Albuquerque in February 2026.[16] She qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, having ran a meet record 51.31 seconds to win the 400 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Indianapolis in February 2026.[17]