United States Shawn Crawford

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  • Birthdate: January 14, 1978
  • Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
  • Height: 5’10” (1.80 m)
  • Age: 31 years
  • Gender: Male

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 0
  • Silver 1
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 1
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Athlete Events

Track & Field
Track & Field Events
DateRoundResult
08/20Men's 200m FinalSilver19.96 (2nd)
08/19Men's 200m Semifinal20.12 (3rd - Qualified)
08/19Men's 200m Semifinal - Heat 220.12 (2nd - Qualified)
08/18Men's 200m Round 220.42 (10th - Qualified)
08/18Men's 200m Round 2 - Heat 120.42 (2nd - Qualified)
08/17Men's 200m Round 120.61 (14th - Qualified)
08/17Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 120.61 (1st - Qualified)

Athlete Profile

  • 2004 Olympic 200m gold medalist; Olympic 4x100m silver medalist; 2004 World Indoor 60m silver medalist; 2001 World Outdoor 200m bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Indoor 60m champion; three-time USA Outdoor 200m champion ('01, '02, '04); 2001 World Indoor 200m gold medalist; 2001 Goodwill Games champion; Two-time NCAA Indoor 200m champion.
  • Bounced back from an injury-plagued 2005 season to concentrate solely on the 100m in 2006, highlighted by a runner-up finish in that event at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships.
  • After a dream season in 2004, Crawford had a frustrating 2005 due to frequent foot problems, which he described as inflammation in the nerves and tendons around the second metatarsals in both feet.
  • Since winning the 2001 World Indoor and U.S. Outdoor 200m titles, Crawford has become one of the most dangerous sprinters in the world, and he proved it at the 2004 Olympic Games. After placing fourth in the 100m in Athens, Crawford dominated in the 200m final by winning the gold medal with a personal best of 19.79 seconds. Led an American sweep of the Olympic 200m as teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin finished second and third, respectively. It was Team USA's first sweep in the men's 200m since Carl Lewis, Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson did it in 1984.
  • He was the 2001 World Indoor and Goodwill Games gold medalist, and won bronze at World Outdoors after claiming his first U.S. Outdoor title.
  • In high school, Crawford was a two-time South Carolina state champion in the 200m and state champion in the 100m. Coached by Michael Gordon, Crawford posted a prep personal-best time of 10.62 in the 100m and a 21.57 in the 200m.
  • At the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships, he won a tight race with John Capel of Florida. Crawford finished the race in 20.252, followed by Capel's 20.257, to win the second national championship of his career.
  • Majored in parks, recreation, and tourism management in college.
  • Participated in Fox Television's show "Man vs. Beast" in January 2003, when he ran against a zebra and a giraffe.

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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