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Clayton Parros

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Clayton Parros
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-12-11) December 11, 1990 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
College teamNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 45.25 (2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 4 × 400 m relay

Clayton Parros (born December 11, 1990) is an American male track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter dash. He was a runner in the gold medal-winning American 4 × 400 metres relay teams at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics, setting a championship record of 3:00.07 minutes at the latter meet. He also ran as the alternate heats runner for the American teams that won gold medals at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2014 IAAF World Relays.[1]

Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Parros attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He competed collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was twice Atlantic Coast Conference indoor champion over 400 m and won three ACC 4 × 400 metres relay titles.[2][3]

At national level, he was runner-up in the 300-meter dash at the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.25
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.36 (heats)
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.09 (heats)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 4 × 100 m relay 3:00.07 CR

References

  1. ^ Clayton Parros Archived 2018-04-29 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ Clayton Parros Archived 2018-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. Rams Club. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ Clayton Parros Archived 2018-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-03-02.
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