Tyrell Richard

Tyrell Richard
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	August 4, 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprinting
College team	South Carolina State Bulldogs
Turned pro	2019
Medal record
World Championships

Tyrell Richard (born August 4, 1997) is an American athlete.^[1] He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships,^[2] winning the gold medal.^[3]

As a senior at South Carolina State in 2019, Richard won the men's 400-metre title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 44.82 seconds, which set a new school and MEAC record.^[4]

Personal life

He has two brothers who played football at SC State: Donovan set the school career tackles record before playing on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad and Tevin set the school record for blocked kicks in a season.^[5]

References

^ "Tyrell Richard". IAAF. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "SC State Runner Tyrell Richard Wins NCAA 400m Title". HBCU Buzz. March 10, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (April 22, 2019). "South Carolina's In-State 400 Rivalry – Richard & Hall". Track & Field News. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

External links

Tyrell Richard at World Athletics
Tyrell Richard profile at TFRRS

[1] "Tyrell Richard". IAAF. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[2] "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[3] "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved October 1, 2019.

[4] "SC State Runner Tyrell Richard Wins NCAA 400m Title". HBCU Buzz. March 10, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[5] Hollobaugh, Jeff (April 22, 2019). "South Carolina's In-State 400 Rivalry – Richard & Hall". Track & Field News. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

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