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Masai Russell
American sprinter and hurdler (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masai Russell (/məˈsaɪ/ ⓘ mə-SY; born June 17, 2000)[2] is an American track and field sprinter and hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 m hurdles event. Russell is the U.S. NCAA Record holder in the 100 m hurdles.[3]
Russell holds personal bests of 12.17 seconds over 100 m hurdles which is second-fastest of all time and the American Record, 7.74 seconds over 60 metres hurdles, which is tied for thirteenth-fastest of all time and 54.66 seconds over 400 metres hurdles.
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In 2021, Russell ran her first sub-13s 100 m hurdles in placing second in her heat at the SEC Championships. She went on to place sixth in the final.[4] Later that year, Russell ran 12.93s to make the final of the NCAA Division I Championships, where she finished sixth.
At the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Russell placed third in the 100 m hurdles and fourth in the 400 m hurdles.[4]
In 2023, Russell broke the collegiate record for the 60 m hurdles, running 7.75s to beat Grace Stark's time of 7.78s set the year before.[5] In April, she ran a collegiate record of 12.36s over 100 m hurdles at the Texas Relays.[6] In June, she placed second in both the 100 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.[7][8] At the 2023 USA Outdoor Championships, Russell finished third qualifying to represent the United States at the World Championships in Budapest.[9] She made the semi-finals, but did finish there after hitting a hurdle.[10]
Russell finished fourth in the 60 m hurdles at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.[11] She placed first at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 m hurdles in a personal best time of 12.25 to qualify her for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12] At the Olympics, Russell won gold with a time of 12.33s, narrowly beating Cyrena Samba-Mayela.[13][14] She ended her 2024 season by finishing third at the inaugural Athlos meet.[15]
In September 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson-founded Grand Slam Track.[16]
In May 2025, Russell ran the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 12.17 seconds, an American record.[17]
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Education
Russell graduated from Bullis School in 2018.[18] She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Health Science in 2023.[1]
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Circuit performances
National championships
International competition
1DNF in the semi-finals.
Awards
- Night of Legends Award 2024: Breakthrough Performer Wing Award[20]
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