Knighton did not participate in track-and-field events until around two years earlier during his freshman year. He says there are a lot of people he doesnt know that hate on him out of jealousy. Erriyon Knightons Parents ( Father, Mother), Siblings. You just go run the 200 meters, Holloway said. But I was though, but not really, he said. I take it they are not saying that now? I really try not to get caught up in the pressure. Holloway, the head Olympic track coach, spoke to Knighton after the race. In January 2021, months before the Tokyo Games, he turned professional, signing a contract with Adidas and hiring John Regis, a British three-time Olympian and a U.K. record-holder in the 200, as one of his agents. He finished fourth in 19.93 seconds behind the Olympic champion Canadian Andre De Grasse, silver medallist Kenny Bednarek, and bronze It was how fast Knighton crossed the finish line at such a young age that was startling. At the time, Knighton wrote on Instagram I know my potential, I see the greatness in me everytime I see my reflection. He was also a part of the brands Impossible Is Nothing campaign, which launched in April. He likes the weight training, but it hurts. Shoot, hes nearly half a second faster than Bolt at the same age. It Could Help You, Too, U.S. Takes Olympic Gold And Silver In The Fastest Women's 400 Meter Hurdle Race Ever. U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton wins his qualifying heat of the men's 200-meter earlier this week. Knighton made the decision in January to turn professional and sign at 16 with adidas, giving him a six-figure sponsorship deal that ended his high school track career and helped him focus on much larger goals. Sipp remembers Knightons first track meet. Through the rounds and Olympic build-up, he beat it seven times over. The Jamaican won in 13.47 (-2.5m/s) to finish Now hes running for the Olympics. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser. In 2014, Bromell, of nearby St. Petersburg, became the first junior sprinter to run the 100 in less than 10 seconds (9.97), while winning an N.C.A.A. The latest win is certainly not a bad start to the Olympic career of the 17-year-old who is the youngest track athlete on Team USA. It was impossible. It's breaking us," his father joked. He also broke the Jamaican sprinting legend's under-20 200-meter world record set in 2004 less than a month later at the U.S. Olympic trials, USA Today Sports reported in late June. Well, practically, anyway. In addition to Terry, Knighton has had a few training sessions with University of Florida track coach Mike Mouse Holloway, who has worked directly with Team USA and has coached nine medal-winning athletes and at least one competitor in every Olympics since 1992. "I don't really try to put my age in it, I just go out there and run like I'm an adult just like they is," he said earlier this week. At the end of the day, they really just help me. TAMPA, Fla. For Erriyon Knighton, the record-breaking speed isnt as incredible as his acceleration to the track worlds elite. Athletics offers a huge range sport, in jumps, throws and running. In other news, Police suspect the woman who caused Tour de France crash has fled to Germany. Knighton took up sprinting in his freshman year of high school after his football coach asked him to join the track team, according to his high schools newspaper. "That Tokyo experience is something no-one can ever take from you, I will always have that experience. He was a really nice fellow, would talk about how he ran in the morning before he got to work, then would do his heavy work in the evenings.. Running in 200m against other 16-year-olds, he stormed home in 20.33 seconds. Dad's just harder on me, I guess.". "There were a lot of people wanting to take pictures with me at the start of the school year," he remembers. And, with his recent signing with Adidas, he has more money than hes ever had, most of which goes into the bank. Erriyon is more concerned with his work than with being involved in a meaningful relationship. He ultimately placed fourth in the blazing fast final on Wednesday, making a major statement at his first Olympics. Knighton just smiles. He knew he had run fast, but he did not yet know that his result was surpassed only by three of the greatest sprinters of all time Bolt of Jamaica, the three-time Olympic champion at 200 meters who holds the senior world record of 19.19 seconds; Yohan Blake of Jamaica, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist with a personal best of 19.26; and Michael Johnson of the United States, who won at the 1996 Olympics in 19.32. https://www.hhstoday.com/life/2021/02/25/erriyon-knighton-the-sprinter/#comment-89567. Obviously, Gods blessed him with some great talent and coaches who believe in him and help him. Erriyon Knighton is a male sprinter born to Mrs. Knighton ( Mother ) and Mr. Mrs. He trusts Coach (Terry) with his life, and thats big. 20.33 seconds is a short amount of time to change somebodys life. He is younger than any US Olympic male track and field athlete since miler Jim Ryun in 1964, according to Olympedia.org. He not only won the 200 meters, but did so in 20.33 seconds, breaking the national under-18 record that had been in place since 2001, nearly three years before he was born. Erriyon Knighton, just out of high school, has already lowered Bolts world junior record in the 200 meters. At the age of 16, Knighton accepted a sponsorship agreement with Adidas, foregoing his final two years of amateur competition at Hillsborough High. He was very aggressive in blocking, had three unnecessary roughness penalties last year, Garcia said. He leaves biomechanics to his coaches. The 17-year-old from Tampa, Fla., has made a dramatic rise in track, including knocking down an under-18 world record set by Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt in Hes just doing an amazing job, and the world is just starting to see what hes able to do in track and field.. Support our work by subscribing to FLORIDA TODAY. Refresh page. He hits halfway at a gallop. At the time when the Jamaican sprinter set the record, he was 16-years-old. Perhaps, Knighton matches Bolt using the same criteria that made the Jamaican great. The first person to see his potential was Coach Joseph Sipp, the head track coach and a football coach. He misses it though. Erriyon Knighton stands a good 6 foot 3 inches tall and has not stopped growing compared to Bolts 6 foot 5 inches tall. Knighton hadnt really trained in a weight room, so while he could squat 300 and bench 185 when COVID started, he was able to improve that to squatting 500 and benching 245, adding strength to his 170-pound frame. TOKYO Erriyon Knighton may be one of the youngest people in decades to represent the U.S. in men's track at the Olympics but he sailed through to the final of the 200-meter to compete with the fastest men in the world. Bromell, the years fastest at 9.88 in the 100m, finished second in 20.20, his best since 2015. Knighton began competing in track & field in 2019 as a freshman at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. The biggest thing is dont let the experience overwhelm you, and at the same time, enjoy it.. This Teen Has Already Broken Some of Usain Bolts Records. He just didnt want it to become serious. Terry believes he can lower his 200 time to 19.39 this summer and, if he runs a perfect race, can run 19.18 or faster a world record in 2024. Jackson, no doubt, has gotten muscular. And as we approach this years much-anticipated Tokyo Olympic Games, we take a closer look at the 6 3 sprinting prodigy and ask: who is Erriyon Knighton? That is, how adroitly he absorbed the energy of landing with a peak force of about five times his body weight and sprang his body and feet back into the air quickly. U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton wins his qualifying heat of the men's 200-meter earlier this week. His dad played basketball, but Knighton knew that wasnt for him. When he joined track as a freshman following his coach's request, he saw it as a training ground that would allow him to be a better football receiver and be able to run quicker on the football field. Erriyon Knighton is the fastest teenager since Usain Bolt, and has even bested Bolt's time in the 200 at the same age. ", More:Four-star football recruit Erriyon Knighton of Tampa breaks national 200-meter mark. The kid who can nearly dunk a basketball, and who likes playing football and baseball back home in Nixa, Missouri,can bench press 210 pounds. At last weekends U.S. Olympic Trials, Knighton crossed the finish line third behind Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek, good enough to earn a spot in Tokyo with a new under-20 world record of 19.84 seconds. While at Hillsborough, Sipp has watched and coached several athletes who eventually became professional, or who were given full track scholarships. They have talked him out of the Hellcat, with its exorbitant insurance premiums. Christian, 39, said his "playing weight" back in his prime was between 300 and 350 pounds on his 6-5 frame. At school, hes decked in everything Adidas. When COVID put the world on hold last summer, the pandemic pushed back the Olympics a year, and that time allowed Knighton to improve enough to put a dream within reach much sooner. A link that, via a search and scroll, leads to footage of an athlete who is neither on the track, nor professional. Celebrities take on challenges in sub-zero temperatures with Wim Hof. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history. Fellow Florida athlete and Jamaican international Briana Williams, then 17, went with Nike in January of 2020. Only the top three spots make the Olympic team, and he was competing with a world champion in Noah Lyles, 23, who just missed out on a goal of making the team as a teenager five years ago, finishing fourth in the 2016 Olympic Trials. Six times in the past year and three times over the weekend, he reset the under-18 world record in the 200, along with the world under-20 record held by three-time Olympic 200-meter gold medalist Usain Bolt. Erriyon hasnt disclosed his parents names to us, but his father was a To see what hes done was something I wasnt surprised by, but something that amazed the world.. With latest scores and headlines sent straight to your device, personalisation and much more, ensure you have a great sporting life with BBC Sport. Monday, youre coming out to track practice. I think its safe to say his high school football career is over. Erriyon Knighton, just out of high school, has already lowered Bolts world junior record in the 200 meters. Your email address will not be published. The next Olympics are only three years off, so Knighton can build on whatever hes able to do in Tokyo when hes 20 and competing for a spot in Paris in 2024, or even at age 24 when the Olympics are in Los Angeles in 2028. Hes fearless, and that factors into how hard he trains. After that race, he gestured to "Knighton" on his bib, as if to say, "Remember this name.". The next day he ran the 100 in 10.29 seconds: a new U.S best time. 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If this weekends Olympic trials marked Knightons true arrival on the national scene, that process started last August, when he competed at the AAU Junior Olympics in Satellite Beach, Fla. He has currently amassed 26.6k followers and has posted only 4 posts as of now. Joe Sipp remembers first seeing Knighton the summer before his freshman year at Hillsborough, when he attended a conditioning workout for football players. Much the same way, Knighton was scheduled to get home late Tuesday night, but was headed to Miami later in the week and then to Budapest, Hungary, where hell compete in an event next week, then training in the United Kingdom before arriving in Tokyo, where the opening ceremonies are barely three weeks off on July 23. Knighton, who ranks seventh among Americans in the 200m since the start of this year, will face stiff competition to crack the top three and make the US Olympic team with Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Terrance Laird (who have each run 19.81 or faster) having separated themselves from the pack. "In Tokyo, I was kinda upset that I had lost, but I just had to think about the big picture and the long run," added Knighton, who turned 18 in January. The triple jumper from Burkina Faso bounded out to a Students, teachers, cafeteria workers, custodians, the place erupted, said Eric Brooks, the schools athletic director. "That's a really good question," he said. Asked whether a college football career could be in the cards, the teenage sprinter said: "Nah," the Associated Press reported in late June. Yohan Blake of Jamaica, the 2012 Olympic silver Erriyon Knighton is an American Sprinter whose parents and family background are still a mystery. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. 2023 www.floridatoday.com. To score more touchdowns. "By the end of that year, I realised that I was kind of separated from the pack and faster than most people.". As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. You will be there,' Sipp said. The comparison is an honor, Knighton said, but, no, he doesnt want to be the next Bolt. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, the teenager entered his junior year at Tampa's Hillsborough High School in 2021, according to the high school's HHS Today website. Usain Bolts longstanding junior 200m record was shattered by Florida teenager Erriyon Knighton at an American Track League meet in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 31. The advantage of being tall, with long legs, allowed Knighton to take fewer strides than shorter sprinters, which delayed his late-race fatigue and permitted him to maintain greater velocity toward the finish line. Months later, he finished fourth in the 200 at the Tokyo Olympics, so his victory at this low-key meet was not unexpected. As a This summer, another stage beckons, a home World Championships in Oregon. "Hopefully, by next year, our country will all be better off (ifthe COVID-19 pandemic ends) when they come up with a vaccine. Tokyo 2020 marks Knighton's first Olympic Games. It wasnt serious, Knighton said. And, break a leg, in winning Gold in Tokyo Erriyon! Doubling up on the Lightning releases this year. While hopes remain high for the rising Olympic star's sprinting career, Knighton's athletic roots were in football. But if Knighton runs like he is in a hurry, he knows he has time on his side. He looks up, spots a hole in the onrushing defence and darts through, evading In the meanwhile, Erriyon is a quiet guy when it comes to his love life. He says, though, not much has changed for him personally, except that he gets more respect. I didnt grow up with his name; I grew up with my name, Knighton said recently over a leisurely lunch with his other coach, Jonathan Terry, who operates a Tampa track club called My Brothers Keeper. Jackson said the pressure of being in an Olympic family doesn't get to him. Incredibly, theres a personal connection between the two runners. He was recruited to multiple colleges for football but decided to go pro in track before his 17th birthday and signed with Adidas. I didnt think I was strong enough, he said. He and another football teammate and friend of Sipps son, Joe Jr., moved in with the Sipp family, staying with them for seven months. Knighton didnt play football that first fall, but Sipp, now in his 15th year as the schools offensive line coach and head track coach, told him his speed was something that would be special, that he would do well if he wanted to run track. But I amgetting stronger.". But Knighton shaved more than three-tenths of a second from his previous best of 19.84. That includes sponsorship from adidas, who added the athlete to their roster in January for an undisclosed amount. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/sports/olympics/track-sprinter-knighton-bolt.html. Knighton took up sprinting in his freshman year of high school after his football coach asked him to join the track team, according to his high schools newspaper. Hes not afraid to compete, and thats a big part of being successful in any athletic endeavor.. Similarly, Erriyon is a good athlete with exceptional stamina. According to NBC, he became the youngest male track athlete to reach the final of an individual Olympic race in 125 years. Knightons track career began in 2019 during his freshman year at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, at the suggestion of an assistant football coach. But when he took off from the line, he was in first, and he was surprised. Erriyon has not mentioned his parents name to us, but his father is a former basketball As a wide receiver, he reportedly received offers to play for college football powers Alabama, Florida and Florida State. And while that contract has made his life more comfortable, his high school newspaper reported that his life is still pretty normal: "Switching back and forth from his parent's houses, visiting grandparents and cousins on the weekends, going bowling with his mom, and dreaming, not too unrealistically, of buying a Dodge Charger as his first car.". But his 131 is still a great throw and he's OK with it. Knighton took up sprinting in his freshman year of high school after his football coach asked him to join the track team, according to his high schools newspaper. In Tokyo, five weeks later, he finished fourth in the 200m, one place outside the medals. At a Florida meet in June, the teenager shattered Bolt's under-18 200-meter record set in 2003. Im just being, he said. "Well for some, maybe. With that time for the 200 meter dash, he set a new national record at the Amateur Athletic Union, and became the US no.1 mark. In an exclusive interview with Hypebeast, Smith discussed the new documentary and reflected on his bond with the shoes that bear his name. Not Bolt, not anyone. When Ive been able to work with him, his poise has impressed me more than anything else.. Knighton was sent down a different path. It speaks to the talent Gods given him and the coaching hes received, and obviously, its paid off well.. He starts his day with like 10 eggs in the morning and likes a pound of ribeye every night. Congratulations Erriyon. I knew [Knighton] was right up there with them, he said. He watches a lot of film, studies his competitors. Support us by whitelisting our site. Holloway told him, I dont want you to ever forget how you feel right now; and remember, you dont ever want to feel this way again.. Hes Getting Faster. There are deep passes down the sideline, jet sweeps that show his ability to pull away from people. The track seemed to tilt, as if banked, as Knighton hurtled out of the turn, and he appeared to be running downhill, landing as elite sprinters do just behind the balls of his feet, his heels seemingly never touching the ground. Ryun is pleased to see yet another 17-year-old able to represent his country as Knighton prepares for his own shot at Olympic glory. A two-minute highlight reel shows not only his quickness but a shiftiness and ability to weave through defenders, scoring 15 touchdowns in his two seasons of varsity ball. The first of the horror-thriller trilogy hits the streamer on July 2. "Perfectly safe. According to an HHS Today article from February 2021, Knighton was a receiver for the high school football team. Its the biggest track meet on the planet, but his coaches will try to remind him the race is the same as any other hes run, focusing on the distance and himself and not the world watching him. Sipp remembers how he didnt always have the confidence he now carries on the track. He remembers hearing people cheering, and that it helped. You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. It was at the Junior Olympics last August that he first broke a national record, on his way to smashing Bolt's world record for the age group. I don't think he was too surprised at getting the record.". And we'll all be back together, but with a lot more fireworks.". Erriyon Knighton Men's 200m: Bronze Basic Information Gender: Male Born: 1/29/2004 Status: Active Residences Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: A crowd of about 100 spectators in the bleachers. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. His training involves a lot of leg workouts, like cleans and squats. He was straying off a well-worn path to the top. This week, his son's performancessoothed his soul. WebOther Career Highlights . Knighton thought about the possibility of being recruited for college track that would be taken away with the Adidas contract. Already whitelisted us? Its almost like hes a pogo stick, Knightons coach said. Two months after graduating from high school, US sprinter Erriyon Knighton stood on the podium in Oregon having become the youngest men's 200m runner ever to medal at a World Athletics Championships. From that day, he never looked back. Its almost like hes a pogo stick, said Holloway, who is the head coach at the University of Florida and was also head coach of the United States track team at the Tokyo Olympics. 100 days to the Tokyo Olympics: Twenty-five US athletes to watch, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Over the quarantine summer, the summer Knighton made the AAU record, Knighton trained with Coach Sipp and a coach from AAU. "I only started running track in the ninth grade," Knighton remembered. Knighton didnt notice he was fast until that Junior Olympics race. I feed off of stuff like that.. Two and a half years ago, hed never been in a track meet. But, as the pandemic bit, the points switched. Knighton, unable to compete locally because of lockdowns, took part in the nationwide Junior Olympics, just a couple of months after posting his latest football highlights video online. Since turning professional in January 2021 shortly after his 17th birthday Knighton has clocked a plethora of wins, tournaments and trophies, which has seen his net worth rise to around $200,000 USD. Talking about Erriyon Knightons parents, His parents names are not known. He was just a fraction of a second off Usain Bolts world record in the 200. Hes a fun-loving kid to be around. 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