The American Erriyon Knighton This Saturday he became the fourth fastest man in history at 200 meters in his time of 19 “49 (wind: +1.4 m/s) at the meeting of Baton Rouge (United States).
Knighton, fourth away at the Tokyo Olympics, broke his own junior world record (19.84 in June 2021 in the United States Trials) and is just 3 tenths away from the Jamaican world record. Usain Bolt in 2009 (19,19).
Only Bolt, his countryman John Blake (19 “26) and American legend Michael Johnson (19’32) was faster than Knighton in the half lap.
Knighton became the new American sprint sensation in 2021, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics at just 17 years old, a precociousness not seen in the United States since 1964.
He is faster at 200 meters than the legends of American athletics Carl Lewis (19 “75) and Tommie Smith (19” 83).
For comparison, Bolt’s best time at 200 meters before he turned 20 was 19.93.
Knighton could win his first senior title at the 2022 World Championships, to be held July 15-24 at home in Eugene, Oregon, as long as he qualifies for the U.S. trials (June 23-26). on the same Eugene track.
For his part, 18-year-old Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the 100-meter junior world record in Gaborone with a time of 9.96 (wind: +1.9 m/s), improving on the previous one hundred. record set by American Trayvon Bromell in 2014.
Source: La Verdad
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