Jerome Young facts for kids
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| Born | August 14, 1976 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb | |||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States |
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400-meter dash | |||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 44.09 (1998) | |||||||||||||
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Jerome Young was born on August 14, 1976. He is a former American track and field sprinter. He was best known for running the 400-meter dash.
Jerome won gold medals with the United States 4 × 400-meter relay team. These wins were at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and 1997 World Championships in Athletics. However, these medals were later taken away. This happened because he broke rules about banned substances. He was eventually not allowed to compete in the sport anymore.
He also ran in a qualifying race for the relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The American team won gold at those Olympics. But this medal was also taken away from him and his teammates.
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Early Life and High School Success
Jerome Young was born in Clarendon, Jamaica. He later moved to the United States. He went to A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1995, during his last year of high school, Jerome set a state record. He ran the 400-meter race in 45.01 seconds. He was named "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News in 1995.
Breaking Records and Team Races
In 1998, Jerome was part of a world record breaking 4 × 400-meter relay team. His teammates were Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, and Tyree Washington.
This team set a new fastest time for their race. It was a big achievement in the world of athletics.
Challenges and Medal Changes
On June 29, 2004, the IAAF announced a decision about Jerome Young. They said he had broken rules about banned substances on June 26, 1999.
Because of this, all his results from June 26, 1999, to June 25, 2001, were cancelled. He was also not allowed to compete in the sport anymore. This meant he and his teammates lost their 2000 Olympic medal in the 4x400-meter relay.
A sports court called the Court of Arbitration for Sport later gave the 2000 Olympic gold medal back to Jerome's relay teammates in 2005. Jerome had only run in an early qualifying race, not the final race.
Jerome and the U.S. team had also lost their 2003 world championship relay gold medal. This happened because another teammate, Calvin Harrison, admitted to breaking rules.
On August 2, 2008, the International Olympic Committee took away the gold medal from the U.S. men's 4x400-meter relay team again. This was because another teammate, Antonio Pettigrew, admitted to breaking rules.
Life After Competing
Jerome Young now lives in Raleigh, NC. He works as a sprinting coach at Millbrook High School. Jerome also teaches special education at the high school.
International Competitions (Original Results)
- 1997
- World Championships – Athens, Greece.
- 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal (later taken away)
- World Championships – Athens, Greece.
- 1998
- IAAF World Cup – Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 400 m. silver medal
- IAAF World Cup – Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 2001
- World Championships – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 4 x 400 m. gold medal (later taken away)
- World Indoor Championships – Lisbon, Portugal.
- 4 x 400 m. silver medal
- World Championships – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
See also
- Doping at the Olympic Games
- Doping at the World Championships in Athletics
- List of doping cases in sport
- List of stripped Olympic medals
- List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men)
- Men's 4 × 400 metres relay world record progression
- United States at the World Athletics Championships
