Jeremy Wariner beats Merritt in Zurich meet
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT
ZURICH, Switzerland - Jeremy Wariner put the disappointment of the Olympics defeat behind him to
beat his gold medal rival LaShawn Merritt in the 400 meters Friday night in the Weltklasse meet.
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U.S. keeps its golden touch in 4x400 relay
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:29:00 CDT
BEIJING - Jeremy Wariner took his signature sunglasses off his head for a
moment to bow and accept the medal he'd been missing.
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Merritt leads sweep of 400; USA brings medal tally to 20
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:27:00 CDT
BEIJING - A sweep of the men's 400 meters led a six-medal night as Team USA brought its Olympic track and field medal count to 20 during Thursday evening competition at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium. The medal haul helped to offset disappointment in the men's and women's relay rounds.
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Mens 400, 200 runners breeze in qualifying
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:45:00 PST
BEIJING - Team USA's long sprinters breezed through qualifying rounds Monday morning at the
"Bird's Nest" National Stadium, while the men's 110 rounds saw two medal favorites fall to injury.
As expected, Americans had no trouble advancing through the first round of the men's 400
and 200 meters. In the 400, defending gold medalist Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas) won
heat 7 in 45.23...
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Wariner runs to USA TODAY weekly honor
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:29:00 CDT
Wariner, however, was looking as fast as ever after
posting the world's best time this year in his
specialty race, clocking a 43.86 at the Golden
League meet in Paris. He was able to break his
run of losses to LaShawn Merritt at two, as the
U.S. Olympic trials winner ran about a half-second
slower for second place.
For his fast time, Wariner wins this week's USA
TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week award.
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Jeremy Wariner sets fastest time of year in 400
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:34:00 CDT
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) - Jeremy Wariner set the year's world-best time in the 400 meters...
Wariner finished in 43.86 seconds, outclassing his main rival and fellow American LaShawn Merritt, who was second in 44.35.
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By mere inches, Wariner takes round three - AF Golden League
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT
Jeremy Wariner just manages to hold off a strong challenge from LaShawn Merritt
Rome, Italy - In terms of head-to-head matches on the Golden Gala
Kinder+Sport meeting - AF Golden League - programme, nothing
remotely matched the pre-meet hype of the season's third face-off
between the world's finest quarter milers, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn
Merritt. And with their dramatic homestretch run, the pair certainly
delivered.
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Merritt upsets Wariner at Olympic trials
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:50:00 CDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Jeremy Wariner isn't invincible anymore -- a point LaShawn Merritt proved once again Thursday night.
..."Not at all," Wariner said when asked if he was disappointed. "I just came out here to make the team."
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Wariner wins 400 with top time in world this year
Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:41:00 CDT
OSLO, Norway -- Former Arlington Lamar and Baylor
standout Jeremy Wariner, the reigning Olympic and
world 400 meter champion, ran a world seasonal
best of 43.98 seconds at the Bislett Games on
Friday. Chris Brown of the Bahamas was second
in 44.40.
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Wariner looking to bounce back at Bislett Games
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:05:00 CDT
Though his nine-race win streak ended last week in
the Golden League opener in Germany, Olympic and
world 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner is
confident he'll bounce back at the Bislett Games
onÊFriday.
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Chester Rides Soph To Victory
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CDT
After running the fastest leg (44.0 seconds) for the victorious U.S. men's Blue Team in the Olympic Development 4x400
meters, Jeremy Wariner spoke openly about breaking fellow American Michael Johnson's nine-year-old 400-meters
record of 43.18 seconds.
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Wariner targets assault on Johnson's world record
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner believes he is in good enough shape to
break Michael Johnson's nine-year-old 400 meters record of 43.18 seconds.
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Richards, Gay, Wariner in fast Relay outings at Texas Relays - Day 4
Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:59:00 CDT
The men's relays saw five 4x100 teams under 39 seconds, the fastest being a 38.63 turned
in by a professional team anchored by World 100m/200m champion Tyson Gay, who also
knocked off a 45.2 relay leg. In the 4x400, the best time was the 3:00.65 by a team of Jeremy
Wariner and his training mates, with the World and Olympic 400m champion anchoring in 43.4.
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Wariner, Powell hit early form
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:23:00 CDT
Jeremy Wariner and Asafa Powell eased to victories in
the Melbourne Track Classic, the first of this year's IAAF
World Athletics Tour meets.
Wariner won clearly in 44.82, a new meet and stadium record
and the fourth-fastest ever in the month of February.
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Wariner chases mentor's mark
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:04:00
NOT many things have the power to daunt Jeremy Wariner right now.
Just turned 24, Wariner is the Olympic champion at 400 metres and
has won the past two world championships. He has his sights set on
Michael Johnson's world-record 43.18 seconds and, with winning in
Beijing, it is his biggest goal for the year.
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Wariner has eyes on a rare prize
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:04:00 CDT
AMERICAN Jeremy Wariner, the world's best 400m
runner, wants to take on the rare 200m-400m
double before his glittering career comes to a
close.
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More goals for Wariner
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:03:00 CDT
Olympic and world 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner still
has some goals. Mostly heÕs shooting to break the world record
of 43.18 seconds set by his agent and fellow Baylor alum
Michael Johnson.
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I'll break 400m mark in 2008 - Wariner
Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:30:01 CDT
Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner is convinced he will break Michael Johnson's long-standing 400 metres world record at this year's Beijing Olympics, if not before.
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News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 82
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:16:01 CDT
2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time World champion Jeremy Wariner cruised
to victory in the men's 400m, winning in 44.02 seconds. 2007 World Outdoor bronze
medalist Angelo Taylor was the runner-up in 45.03 and Darold Williamson was fourth in 45.38.
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Powell, Wariner, Hoffa prevail in cool conditions in Warsaw
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:09:20 CDT
Jeremy Wariner began the competition with a ride, along with Powell and Marek Plawgo,
in a horse-driven-cab. On the field none of his rivals were even close. The American
started with a fast pace and didn't slow down until the final metres to clock 44.43.
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Richards wins 400, splits $1M jackpot
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:24:05 CDT
BERLIN -- Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and 400-meter runner
Sanya Richards of the United States shared the $1 million jackpot when
they won their events Sunday at the season's final Golden League meet.
Isinbayeva cleared 15 feet, 9 3/4 inches, taking only two other vaults at
lower heights. Svetlana Feofanova was the only competitor left at 15-9 3/4,
but she failed in all three attempts.
Richards burst from the blocks and won in 49.27 seconds, the fastest time
this year. She has improved her season best in three straight meets, going
49.29 in Brussels, on Friday.
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Wariner grabs 400m gold in US sweep
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:16:06 GMT
Osaka, Japan - Jeremy Wariner edged a little closer towards the world record when he led a United States medal sweep in the men's 400 metres for back-to-back world titles on Friday. Olympic champion Wariner clocked 43.45 seconds to take gold ahead of team-mates LaShawn Merritt (43.96) and Angelo Taylor (44.32). It was the first sweep for the US over the distance at the worlds.
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Jeremy runs new personal best in Osaka
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:13:00 CDT
Osaka -- Jeremy won the 400 meters at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan today with a personal best time of 43.45.
Wariner feels 400M world record within his grasp
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:04:29 GMT
OSAKA, Japan -- A few weeks ago Jeremy Wariner was the fastest 400-meter runner in the world but not necessarily
the most confident or the prohibitive favorite coming into the world track and field championships.
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Wariner strolls, Gay has to run in first round at worlds
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:59:04 GMT
Osaka - Jeremy Wariner took a Tuesday morning stroll while Tyson Gay had to do more than expected at the world athletics championships
as the two American stars made the next rounds in the 400 and 200 metres, respectively.
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Wariner runs 400 PB
Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:20:00 GMT
Olympic 400 metres champion Jeremy Wariner ran a personal best of 43.50 seconds at the Stockholm Super Grand Prix to equal fellow
American Quincy Watts as the third-fastest man in history.
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Gay and Wariner live up to their billing
Fri, 3 August 2007 9:49:00 CDT
British weather again put paid to the world record hopes of Tyson Gay but the American sprinter
nevertheless produced an impressive display to win the 100 metres in 10.02 seconds at the London Grand Prix on Friday.
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Jeremy Wariner aiming for season's best performance ahead of world
championships
Thu, 2 August 2007 11:42:00 GMT
LONDON (AP) - Jeremy Wariner is aiming to break 44 seconds when he runs the
400 metres in London on Friday, one of his last races before defending his title at
the world championships in Japan.
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Jeremy Wariner targets gold first
Mon, July 23, 2007, 22:32 CDT
The American 400m sprinter Jeremy Wariner decided to run the 200m at the Vardinoyannia
International Track and Field Meeting at Rethymnon on the island of Crete last week, his first
race in Greece since winning the 400m gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.
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Wariner, Tibbs win ESPY Awards
Wed, July 18, 2007, 16:48 CDT
Jeremy Wariner and Casey Tibbs were the recipients of ESPY Awards earlier this week presented to
the Best Track and Field Athletes of the Year.
The ESPYs recognize outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the previous year
and include 19 "Best in Sport" categories, which pit athletes from different sports against each
other, along with 17 individual sport categories and two sponsored awards.
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Wariner Welcomes 'Blade Runner' Challenge
Thu, July 12, 2007, 03:09 CDT
Yahoo! Eurosport, UK -- Olympic 400 metres champion Jeremy Wariner has backed Oscar Pistorious in his bid to compete at next year's Olympic Games.
Pistorious - a double amputee who runs on carbon fibre blades - is currently having his case evaluated by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
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Wariner aims to run under 44 seconds; Greene set to return
Fri, May 18 2007, 17:55 CDT
CARSON, Calif. -- With the world championships approaching in August, Jeremy Wariner is getting
serious. The Olympic and world 400-meter champion is aiming to go under 44 seconds in his signature
event at the Adidas Track Classic.
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Jeremy Wariner latest in Baylor coach's world-class star system
05/13/2007 12:09:48 AM MDT
WACO -- The man who coaches Jeremy Wariner, the world's greatest white sprinter, was once a pretty
fair country sprinter himself. And when Clyde Hart says skin color has little to do with success
as a sprinter, he harkens back to his boyhood in segregated Hot Springs, Ark., in the 1950s.
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Wariner fit to inherit mantle
Tues, May 08, 2007, 26:36 CDT
IN so many ways, Jeremy Wariner is not what you expect from the athlete who is on target
to take the great Michael Johnson's mantle as the best 400m runner the world has seen.
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Wariner is Olympic Athlete of the Week
Tue, May 08, 2007 11:10 CDT
Running on the same Osaka track that will host the World Championships in August,
Jeremy Wariner didn't just win. And he didn't just run the fastest 400 meters so far
this year. He ran the fastest 400 meters ever in Japan and fastest in the month of May,
USA Track and Field reports. The time: 44.02.
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Americans finish 1-2 in 400 in Japan
Sun, 6 May 2007 01:00 CDT
OSAKA, Japan - World and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner led a 1-2 American finish in
the men's 400 meters Saturday at the IAAF Japan Grand Prix, defeating compatriot Darold
Williamson by more than half a second.
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Drake Relays results
Sun, 29 April 2007 9:24:00 CDT
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
200 METERS
1. Marvin Anderson, Reebok, 20.32; 2. Jeremy Wariner, adidas, 20.57; 3. Mark Jelks, Nike, 20.71;
4. Kyle Farmer, Norfolk Real, 21.03; 5. Mickey Grimes, Unattached, 21.07;
6. Marty Scales, Nike, 21.41.
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Wariner begins individual race season with 20.81 / 44.66
Sun, 22 April 2007 12:00:00 CDT
Waco, Texas, USA -- World and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner (USA) began his
individual race campaign of the outdoor season with a 200m double at the Michael Johnson
Classic at the Hart / Patterson track & field complex at Baylor University (Sat 21).
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Wariner bringing his fast feats back to D.M.
Thu, 19 April 2007 08:00:00 CDT
DES MOINES -- Add Jeremy Wariner to the list of athletes who launched their careers at the Drake Relays.
The sprinter from Grand Prairie, Texas, made his Des Moines debut four years ago as a Baylor freshman, then quickly developed into one of the most prominent figures in track and field.
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Wariner's team wins relay, 200 has to wait
Sat, 14 April 2007 11:40:00 CDT
DENTON -- Cold and windy conditions kept Olympian Jeremy Wariner from competing in the 200 meters at Saturday's North Texas Classic, but Wariner did anchor the Waco All-Stars to a win in the 4x400-meter relay.
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Grand Prairie native sets his sights on the 400 record
13 Apr 2007
WACO -- Jeremy Wariner laughs as he chitchats about watching the Food Network and
how he's changing the interior of his Lincoln Navigator.
Without a pause or a change of tone, he'll tell you about his plan to dominate the world. Again.
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Jeremy Wariner adds Golden League Jackpot to impressive resume - IAAF Magazine
5 Feb 2007
Monaco -- Already the reigning World and Olympic champion, 22-year-old Jeremy Wariner grabbed
a share of the 2006 Golden League Jackpot and moved up to fourth on the all-time world lists in
the process.
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Wariner's 400-meters season ranks among the greatest ever
22 Dec 2006
ARLINGTON -- Jeremy Wariner's signature adidas sunglasses should have given him away. Or his
diamond earrings. Or maybe the thick necklace that is so prevalent in photos of him crossing the
finish line.
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Golden League changes rules for jackpot
6 Dec 2006
AKAR, Senegal (AP) - An athlete must win all six events next season to earn a piece of the US$1
million Golden League jackpot.
The International Association of Athletics Federations decided Wednesday to scrap the idea of
giving athletes who won only five of their Golden League meets some of the prize money. Instead,
a US$500,000 prize will only be split among the winners of five events if there are no six-time
winners.
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Jesse Owens Award 2006
4 Dec 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - Training partners Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner on Tuesday were named
winners of the 2006 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field. Both athletes completed undefeated
seasons in the 400 meters in 2006, with Richards adding the American record to her resume.
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Clyde Hart named Coach of the Year
4 Dec 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - Clyde Hart, who this year guided two of his athletes to world
domination in 400-meter competition, on Monday was named the 2006 Nike Coach of the Year by
USA Track & Field. He will receive his award Saturday evening at the 2006 Jesse Owens Awards
and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held in conjunction with the USATF Annual Meeting.
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