Johnny Dutch

Johnny Dutch (born January 20 1989)^[1] is an American athlete, specialising in the 400m hurdles.

Johnny Dutch

Dutch in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	January 20, 1989 (1989-01-20) (age 36)
Alma mater	University of South Carolina
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
Sport	USA Track and Field
Event	400 hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	110m hurdles: 13.46 (1.9 m/s) 400m hurdles: 47.63
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics 2008 Bydgoszcz 400 m hurdles Pan American Junior Championships 2007 São Paulo 110 m hurdles 2007 São Paulo 400 m hurdles 2007 São Paulo 4x400 m relay

Athletic career

While attending Clayton High, Dutch was a nine-time state champion in both hurdle events. At the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Dutch won gold in the 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) and 400 m hurdles. He also won a silver medal in the 4x400 m relay.

Competing for the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team, Dutch won the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 m hurdles.^[2]

At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Dutch finished 5th in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.52.^[3] At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles behind fellow American Jeshua Anderson.^[4]

At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dutch finished second to Bershawn Jackson to earn a bid at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.^[5] At the 2009 World Championships, Dutch did not make it past the semifinals and finished 16th overall.^[6]

At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, Dutch won his first American Title in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.93.^[7]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
110 m hurdles	13.50 (1.6 m/s)	Des Moines, Iowa	May 8, 2010
400 m hurdles	47.63	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	June 26, 2010