Aries Merritt

Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Aries Merritt
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985
Chicago, Illinois
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight158 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
EventHurdles
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2012 London110 m hurdles
World Championships
2015 Beijing110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul60 m hurdles
World Junior Championships in Athletics
2004 Grosseto110 m hurdles
Updated on 28 August 2015.
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