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Full name | Pjai Austin | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Peezy | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | USA | ||||||||||||||
Born | 19 September 2000 (24 years, 60 days old)[1] Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
Education | |||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 60 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||
College team | |||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sheldon Hutchinson Francesca Green Mike Holloway | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
National finals |
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.89 (+1.3) (2023) 60 m: 6.53 (2023) Long jump: 8.01 m (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 15 January 2024 |
Pjai Austin (born 19 September 2000), also known as PJ Austin, is an American sprinter. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he ran 9.89 for 100 metres in the semifinals and 9.97 in the finals, the former making him the 9th-fastest runner in the world that year.[4]