On Friday, 16-year-old Quincy Wilson made history as he became the youngest male track and field athlete to compete in the Olympics. The sophomore at Maryland’s Bullis School ran the first leg of the 4×400 relay, helping the men’s team qualify for Saturday’s finals.
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One day later, he’s an Olympic gold medalist. The U.S. relay team of Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin set a new Olympic Record in the event with a 2:54.43. As a member of the team, Wilson gets to take home the hardware, too.
In the stands, Wilson was understandably elated.
Making history is becoming a habit for Quincy Wilson. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/5j14U6sn36
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 10, 2024
Congrats to Team U.S.A., and Wilson has quite the story for his friends back in Maryland when school starts back up.
