Kyree King

Kyree King (born July 9, 1994)^[1] is an American sprinter.

Kyree King

King (middle) at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 31)
Education	Mt. San Antonio College, Western Kentucky University, University of Oregon
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Oregon Ducks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor 100 m: 9.96 (Eugene, 2022) 200 m: 19.90 (Eugene 2024) Indoor 60 m: 6.57 (College Station 2017) 200 m: 21.02 (New York 2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  United States World Relays 2024 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay 2025 Guangzhou 4 × 100 m relay NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 4 × 100 m relay 2022 Freeport 100 m 2022 Freeport 200 m

Career

After initially competing for Mt. San Antonio College in the California Community College Athletic Association, King competed collegiately at Western Kentucky before transferring to Oregon his senior year.^[2][3] He was an All-American in the 200 meters and was the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Year after winning the Pac-12 titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 × 100 m relay that year.^[4]

On 10 August 2020, he ran 100 metres in 10.04 seconds at the Montverde Academy, Montverde, Florida which placed him 9th on the year list worldwide for 2020.^[5]

He was a silver medalist in the 100 m at the 2022 NACAC Championships held at the Grand Bahama Sport Complex in Freeport, Grand Bahama.^[6] He was then part of the victorious American 4 × 100 m relay that won gold at the event.^[7]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he reached the semi-finals of the 100 m and 200 m competitions.^[8][9]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.^[10] In May 2024, he finished third in the 200 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.^[11] Later that month he won the 100 metres in 10.11 seconds at the LA Grand Prix,^[12] and finished third at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in the 200 metres.^[13] In June 2024, he finished second in the 100 m at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.^[14] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[15][16]

He was selected for the US team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China. He ran as part of the men's 4 × 100 m relay team which won their heat and qualified a team for the World Championships before finishing in second place overall.^[17][18] He finished sixth over 200 metres in May 2025 both at the 2025 Doha Diamond League and t the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. He then finished third over 200 metres in Stockholm at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan in June, all three events part of the 2025 Diamond League.^[19][20][21] He reached the final of the 200 metres and the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing seventh overall in the 200 metres.^[22][23]