Jerome Young

Jerome Young
Personal information
Born (1976-08-14) August 14, 1976 (age 48)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event400-meter dash
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 44.09 (1998)
Medal record
Men's athletics
World Championships
Disqualified 1997 Athens 4×400 m relay
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4×400 m relay

Jerome Young (born August 14, 1976) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash. He won gold medals with the United States 4 × 400-meter relay team at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and 1997 World Championships in Athletics, but was later stripped of these medals due to doping and was ultimately banned from the sport. He also was the heats runner for the relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the Americans won gold, but this medal was rescinded as well.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (22 July 2005). "CAS denies Nigeria Sydney relay gold". AthleticsAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "US runner Young loses more medals for doping". 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ "U.S. Relay team stripped of gold". Reuters. 2 August 2008.