Lynna Irby

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Lynna Irby

Irby in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lynna Irby-Jackson
Born	(1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Country	American
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
College team	Georgia Bulldogs
Club	adidas
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor 100 m: 11.18 (2022) 200 m: 22.25 (2018) 400 m: 49.80 (2018) Indoor 60 m: 7.25i (2024) 200 m: 22.55i (2018) 400 m: 50.62i (2018)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m mixed World Athletics Relays 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay Pan American Games 2019 Lima 4 × 400 m 2019 Lima 4 × 100 m World Junior Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz 4 × 100 m 2016 Bydgoszcz 4 × 400 m 2016 Bydgoszcz 400 m World Youth Championships 2015 Cali 4 × 400 m mixed 2015 Cali 400 m
Updated on 16 June 2021[1]

Lynna Irby-Jackson (born December 6, 1998)^[1] is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dash events. At the 400m dash, she set an all-time world record at the age of 12 running 54.57 before becoming the fastest American 400m high school runner in the last 20 years. She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets. Irby has won silver medals in the event at both the 2015 World Youth Championships and the 2016 World Junior Championships.