Trevor Stewart (sprinter)

Trevor Stewart
Personal information
BornTrevor Stewart
(1997-05-20) May 20, 1997
Lorton, Virginia, U.S.
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event
400 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4 × 400 m mixed

Trevor Stewart (born May 20, 1997) is an American Olympic athlete. He won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay and a bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Stewart attended South County High School in Lorton, Virginia.[1] He later studied at North Carolina A&T State University, where he was coached by Duane Ross. Stewart finished second at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 400 metres in Austin, Texas, finishing behind Kahmari Montgomery from the University of Houston. In placing second, Stewart ran a personal best time of 44.25 seconds. It was the seventh fastest time worldwide by a man that year in the 400 metres.[2]

Competing at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 400 metres at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, he ran 44.96 seconds, placing fourth in the final behind Noah Williams, Bryce Deadmon and Randolph Ross.[3] He then won in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the championships, running alongside Ross, Daniel Stokes and Akeem Sirleaf.[4][5]

On 19 June 2021, he qualified for the final of the US Olympic Trials 400 metres race, running the fastest time of 44:75 in the heats,[6] and fifth fastest in the semifinal.[7] In the final he finished fourth in 44.90 seconds to qualify for the relay pool at the delayed 2020 Summer Games, held in Tokyo in 2021.[8] He ran in the final of the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, winning a bronze medal alongside Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Vernon Norwood.[9][10] He also ran in the preliminary round of the men's 4 x 100 metres relay, with the USA team going on to win the gold medal in the final.[11]

Stewart placed fourth with a time of 46.41 seconds at the 2022 USA Indoor Championships in Spokane. He was a semi-finalist at the 2023 and 2024 USA Outdoor Championships over 400 metres.[12][13][14]

Personal life

Stewart has been an asthmatic since childhood.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Trevor Stewart - 2020-21 - Track & Field - North Carolina A&T. ncataggies.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "400 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2019". worldathletics.org.
  3. ↑ Gaither, Steven J. (12 June 2021). "Randolph Ross wins NCAA title; runs world's fastest 400m". HBCU Gameday.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Day 3 Men's Track — Spectacular Races & Times". trackandfieldnews.com. July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Track & Field Trials Day 1: Live updates, results, highlights | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
  7. ↑ "Results". results.usatf.org.
  8. ↑ Gameday, HBCU (21 June 2021). "Randolph Ross and Trevor Stewart headed to Olympics". HBCU Gameday.
  9. ↑ "MEN'S 400M HURDLES FINAL STUNS WORLD WITH HISTORIC TIMES, RAI BENJAMIN BREAKS AMERICAN RECORD". USATF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Poland makes history with Olympic mixed 4x400m win". World Athletics. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Team USA Wins Gold in Men's 4x400m Relay at Tokyo Olympics". People. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "USA Championships". World Athletics. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "COVID Cancels Multiple Dreams in 2020 for NCAT Track and Field". North Carolina A&T. 28 September 2020.
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