Jeremy Wariner

About Jeremy Wariner

Jeremy Wariner (born January 31, 1984, in Irving, Texas) is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 metres. He has won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships medals.

He attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, where he was the 2002 Texas 4A state sprint champion at both 200m and 400m. He enrolled at Baylor University, where he quickly established himself as an immense collegiate sprint talent under the guidance of Clyde Hart, who was also the coach of Baylor alumnus and two-time Olympic 400 m gold medal winner and nine-time world champion Michael Johnson. As a sophomore, he won both the 2004 NCAA Division I indoor and outdoor 400 m titles. Later that year, Wariner became the national 400 m champion by winning the USATF Championships, establishing himself as a favorite for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Subsequently, Wariner made his first appearance on the world athletic stage by winning gold medals at the 400 m and 4x400 m at the Olympics Games. He was the first Caucasian man to win Olympic gold at 400 m since Viktor Markin in 1980. Following his Olympic successes, Wariner turned professional, foregoing the rest of his collegiate eligibility, though he remained at Baylor and continued to be coached by Clyde Hart.