Tyree Washington (born 28 August 1976 in Riverside, California) is a retired American sprinter.
He attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.
His coach during 2003 was Antonio Pettigrew,[1] who ran alongside Washington, Michael Johnson and Jerome Young in breaking the 4 × 400 metre relay world record in 1998 with a time of 2:54.20. However, both Young and Pettigrew were later found to have violated doping regulations during their careers, and the IAAF now list the 1993 US quartet of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Harry Reynolds and Michael Johnson as the world record holders.[2]
At the 2003 World Championships, Washington originally finished first in the 4x400 metre relay with Young, Calvin Harrison and Derrick Brew; and second in the 400 metres behind Young. Calvin Harrison was found guilty of a doping violation (modafinil) in June 2003, leading to the quartet being stripped of the 4x400 metres medals. Young was given a lifetime ban for a second offence in 2004; this was applied retrospectively to 1999 (Young's first failed test) in 2008, leading to Washington being awarded the gold medal.[3]
His last major win was at the 2006 world indoor championships. He retired in 2008[3] after failing to qualify at the US Olympic trials [4]
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Personal bests
- All information from IAAF Profile[5]
[edit] Competition record
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- 1997 Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Champion 400 meters (Fresno, Ca); Junior College State Record Holder 200 meters; Junior College State Record Holder 400 meters; Junior College National Record Holder 400 meters (Bakersfield, Ca).
- World Championships – Athens, Greece.
- 1998 Goodwill Games Silver medalist 400 meters (New York); Goodwill Games Silver medalist 200 meters (New York)
- 2003
- 2006
He ran the fastest time in 2001 (44.28 seconds) and again in 2003 (44.33 seconds).
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- 1991: Germany (Lieder, Carlowitz, Just, Schönlebe)
- 1993: USA (Hall, Irvin, Rouser, Everett)
- 1995: USA (Tolbert, Davis, Long, Atwater)
- 1997: USA (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor)
- 1999: USA (Morris, Johnson, Minor, Campbell)
- 2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz, Haczek, Bocian, Maćkowiak)
- 2003: USA (Davis, Young, Campbell, Washington)
- 2004: Jamaica (Haughton, Colquhoun, McDonald, Clarke)
- 2006: USA (Washington, Merritt, Campbell, Spearmon)
- 2008: USA (Davis, Torrance, Nixon, Willie)
- 2010: USA (Torrance, Nixon, Tate, Jackson)
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Washington, Tyree |
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1976-08-28 |
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United States
