Sunder Nix

Sunder Lamont Nix (born December 2, 1961, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American track and field athlete and He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 × 400 m relay for the United States.^[2]

Sunder Nix

Personal information
Full name	Sunder Lamont Nix
Born	December 2, 1961 (1961-12-02) (age 63) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	400 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 44.68[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 1983 Helsinki 400 m

As the world's best in the 400-meter race in 1982, Sunder Nix set a personal best of 44.68 seconds, improving his previous best by almost a second. In 1983, he narrowly qualified for the final at the first World Championships . In the final, he was far behind entering the home stretch, but he managed to pull away and win the bronze medal in 45.24 seconds. In the final of the 4 x 400-meter relay, Sunder Nix handed over to Willie Smith as the second runner, who then fell, so the relay team "only" finished sixth.

In 2013 competed at the Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Championship.^[3][4]

Nix was an NCAA champion for the Indiana Hoosiers track and field team in 1983.^[5]