Kevin Young
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Kevin Young is an American former hurdler best known for setting the long-standing world record in the 400-meter hurdles while winning Olympic gold in 1992.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athlete
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1966-09-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
California
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | UCLA Bruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn | World Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| event | 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 1.93 m ⓘ |
| heldWorldRecordForEvent | 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
400 metres hurdles world record
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winning Olympic gold medal in 400 metres hurdles at 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| name | Kevin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first man to run 400 metres hurdles under 47 seconds ⓘ |
| occupation | hurdler ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalIn | 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| personalBest | 46.78 seconds in 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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track and field ⓘ |
| weight | about 79 kg ⓘ |
| worldRecordCompetition | 1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRecordDate | 1992-08-06 ⓘ |
| worldRecordEvent | 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| worldRecordLongevity | long-standing world record in 400 metres hurdles ⓘ |
| worldRecordPlace | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRecordTime | 46.78 seconds ⓘ |
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