Age, Biography and Wiki
Erriyon Knighton was born on 29 January, 2004 in Tampa, Florida, U.S., is an American sprinter. Discover Erriyon Knighton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 20 years old?
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20 years old |
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Aquarius |
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29 January, 2004 |
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29 January |
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Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous sprinter with the age 20 years old group.
Erriyon Knighton Height, Weight & Measurements
At 20 years old, Erriyon Knighton height is 6 ft 3 in and Weight 170 lb.
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6 ft 3 in |
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170 lb |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Erriyon Knighton Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Erriyon Knighton worth at the age of 20 years old? Erriyon Knighton’s income source is mostly from being a successful sprinter. He is from United States. We have estimated Erriyon Knighton's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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sprinter |
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Timeline
At the Tokyo Games, Knighton became the youngest male to represent the United States in track and field since Jim Ryun in 1964.
On August 3, he finished first in his 200-meter Olympic semi-final heat and qualified for an automatic spot in the final to be run the next day.
In the final he finished in fourth with a time of 19.93 seconds.
On April 30, Knighton set an unratified world junior record in the 200 m at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge running a time of 19.49 seconds.
He achieved 19.69 s at the USA Outdoor T&F Championships in June.
Knighton later on went on to place third in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, in Eugene, USA, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championship history.
He also became the youngest winner of a Diamond League race with his 200 m victory on September 2 in Brussels.
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters.
At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history.
He is the 2023 U.S. Champion in the 200 meters.
Knighton holds the world under-18 best in the 200 m of 19.84 seconds, set on June 27, 2021, and world U20 record with a time of 19.69 seconds, set on June 26, 2022.
His best mark of 19.49 s (not ratified) makes him the fifth-fastest athlete in history over the distance, only surpassed by Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Noah Lyles and Michael Johnson.
It was also the fastest season opener ever.
In 2022, Knighton became the first athlete in history to win a second World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year award.
Erriyon Knighton started participating in track and field in 2019 as a freshman at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida.
During his time there, he ran the second fastest time over 200 meters for an under-18 athlete in world history, clocking 20.33 seconds in the final at the 2020 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics in Satellite Beach, Florida.
He also played for Hillsborough's football team as a wide receiver; rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com, he received scholarship offers from schools including Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, and Florida.
At age 16 in January, Knighton signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas in his junior year of high school, forgoing his remaining two years of amateur competition at Hillsborough High.
On May 2, he broke the 10-second barrier over 100 meters at the PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet in Clermont, Florida, with a time of 9.99 seconds, but the wind was over the +2.0 meters per second velocity limit (+2.7) for record consideration.
On May 31, the 17-year-old set the world under-18 best in the boys' 200 meters in a time of 20.11 seconds, breaking Usain Bolt's best by two hundredths of a second.
At the US Olympic Trials he would improve that time to 20.04 s in the first round on June 25, and then again to 19.88 s in the semi-finals the following day, breaking Bolt's world U20 record by five hundredths of a second.
He then improved his own record to 19.84 seconds in the final on June 27, qualifying for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
