Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the current Olympic and world champion, has broken records in almost every track appearance, making her one of the world’s strongest track and field competitors today.
With four Olympic gold medals and four World Championship medals– three gold and one silver — she is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished American athletes. She is also the first female hurdler in history to complete the 400-metre hurdles in less than 52 seconds.
However, the New Jersey native has yet to break the under-50 second mark. That’s a milestone her supporters have been expecting to cross for quite some time now.
About this, McLaughlin-Levrone said: “That definitely is on my mind for sure. An athlete would naturally want to do that. Whether that happens or not is up to God. I’m just going to work for it, I can’t put a number on it.”
She added: “It may be me, or maybe an athlete in five or 10 years from now. So, I’m just going to continue to try to be the best I can be and if it comes it comes, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. But I think for me it’s just the desire to improve.”
The American hurdling legend is known for having broken the women’s 400-metre hurdles a record four times. She started by breaking the record set by fellow American legend Dalilah Muhammad in 2021, winning the Olympic trials in 51.90 seconds. She then broke her own world record with a time of 50.37 seconds, setting a new record, defending her hurdles championship in the August Olympics in Paris.
Source: Sportstak