Erriyon Knighton

Erriyon Knighton
	Knighton (center) at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born	January 29, 2004 (age 20); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
Club	My Brother's Keeper Track Club
Coached by	Jonathan Terry and Mike Holloway
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.04 (Gainesville 2022); 200 m: 19.49 AJR (Baton Rouge 2022); 400 m: 46.15 (Gainesville 2023);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships

Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004)^[4] is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. 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. He is the 2023 U.S. Champion in the 200 meters.

Knighton holds the world under-18 best in the 200 m of 19.84 seconds, set on June 27, 2021, and world U20 record with a time of 19.69 seconds, set on June 26, 2022. His best mark of 19.49 s (not ratified) makes him the fifth-fastest athlete in history over the distance, only surpassed by Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Noah Lyles and Michael Johnson.^[3] It was also the fastest season opener ever.

In 2022, Knighton became the first athlete in history to win a second World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year award.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Erriyon Knighton". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference T&FN turned pro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "200 Metres - men - senior - outdoor". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Erriyon KNIGHTON". World Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ Mulkeen, Jon (December 12, 2022). "After historic second Rising Star award, there's no stopping Knighton". World Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[teamusa.org-1] "Erriyon Knighton". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[T&FN_turned_pro-2] Cite error: The named reference T&FN turned pro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NBC22-3] "200 Metres - men - senior - outdoor". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[WAprofile-4] "ATHLETE PROFILE Erriyon KNIGHTON". World Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[5] Mulkeen, Jon (December 12, 2022). "After historic second Rising Star award, there's no stopping Knighton". World Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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