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Johnny Dutch (born January 20 1989)[1] is an American athlete, specialising in the 400m hurdles.

Athletic career

While attending Clayton High, Dutch was a nine-time state champion in both hurdle events. At the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Dutch won gold in the 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) and 400 m hurdles. He also won a silver medal in the 4×400 m relay.

Competing for the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team, Dutch won the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 m hurdles.[2]

At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Dutch finished 5th in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.52.[3] At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles behind fellow American Jeshua Anderson.[4]

At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dutch finished second to Bershawn Jackson to earn a bid at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[5] At the 2009 World Championships, Dutch did not make it past the semifinals and finished 16th overall.[6]

At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, Dutch won his first American title in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.93.[7]

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date
110 m hurdles 13.50 (1.6 m/s) Des Moines, Iowa May 8, 2010
400 m hurdles 47.63 Chapel Hill, North Carolina June 26, 2010

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