Ameer Webb
 Webb at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 19, 1991 Carson, California, U.S. |
| Education | Texas A&M University |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprint |
| Club | Altis, Phoenix[2] |
| Coached by | Stuart McMillan[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
100 m – 9.94 (2016) 200 m – 19.85 (2016)[3] |
Ameer Kenneth Webb (born March 19, 1991[4]) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 200 meters.
College career
At Texas A&M Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5] Prior to Texas A&M he ran for Cerritos College, where he was the 2011 CCCAA State Champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters.[6] He had run for Tustin High School, finishing fifth in the 200 meters at the 2009 CIF California State Meet behind Randall Carroll's sweep of both sprinting events. Webb was a dual-sport student-athlete (track & field and football) at Tustin High for all 3 and 1/2 years he attended there. He attended a small charter school during his first semester of his junior year. The charter school had no sports program. He returned to Tustin for his second semester of his junior year. As a senior he started both ways and helped lead the football team to its first CIF championship title game in a decade. They eventually fell to a Ronnie Hillman-led La Habra football team.[7]
Professional career
He competed at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in the finals, but due to his involvement in an exchange infraction the team was disqualified.[8]
Webb won the 200 meters at the 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix with a meet record of 19.85 (+1.9 m/s).[9] That time ranks him tied with John Capel, Konstadinos Kederis and Nickel Ashmeade as the number 25 performer in history. He failed to reach the 200 m final at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
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- 1 2 Ameer Webb. rio2016.com
- 1 2 Ameer Webb. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Ameer Webb profile at IAAF
- ↑ Note: IAAF reports his birthdate as December 21, 1989. That does not seem as practical as 1991, reported by the University of Texas profile, since he was still in high school in 2009
- ↑ Mack, Gordon. "Tori Bowie, Asbel Kiprop, Ameer Webb Put on a Show in Doha". FloTrack. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ↑ Texas A&M University Athletics - Ameer Webb - 2012-13. 12thman.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
- ↑ State Finals - 2009. Lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
- ↑ Aggie Athletics (2014-05-24). "Jeneba Tarmoh part of Team USA winning effort in 4x100 at IAAF World Relays". Kbtx.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ↑ May 7, 2016. "Records smashed as thousands cheer on athletes during IAAF opener - Doha News". Dohanews.co. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
