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Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Houston, Texas | April 4, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metre hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Richardson (born April 4, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 meter hurdles. He won the gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, and the silver medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His personal best for the event is 12.98 seconds, set in June 2012 at the U.S. Olympic Trials.