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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Coldwater, Mississippi | July 13, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.45 s (
Albuquerque 2012) 100 m: 9.95 s (
Zürich 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Pretrell [1] "Trell" Kimmons (born July 13, 1985) is an American sprinter.
At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Kimmons was part of a Gold medal winning 4×100 meters relay squad that established a junior world record with 38.66 seconds. Kimmons attended Hinds Community College, where he won three individual national championships (200 m outdoor in 2005, 60 m and 200 m indoor in 2006) and set national championship indoor meet records at 60 m and 200 m. He committed to Mississippi State University in November 2005, but chose to turn pro in March 2006. [2] [3]
Kimmons finished fourth in the 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with 6.59 seconds. At the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won a silver medal behind Walter Dix. At the 2010 Weltklasse Zürich meeting, he ran a new personal best of 9.95 seconds over 100 metres, [4] becoming the 72nd person to break the 10-second barrier.
Kimmons finished second at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60 metres and thus qualified for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [5] [6]
Also a football player in high school, Kimmons caught 13 touchdown passes and made four interceptions during his senior year. [7] He was rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Coldwater, Mississippi | July 13, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.45 s (
Albuquerque 2012) 100 m: 9.95 s (
Zürich 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Pretrell [1] "Trell" Kimmons (born July 13, 1985) is an American sprinter.
At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Kimmons was part of a Gold medal winning 4×100 meters relay squad that established a junior world record with 38.66 seconds. Kimmons attended Hinds Community College, where he won three individual national championships (200 m outdoor in 2005, 60 m and 200 m indoor in 2006) and set national championship indoor meet records at 60 m and 200 m. He committed to Mississippi State University in November 2005, but chose to turn pro in March 2006. [2] [3]
Kimmons finished fourth in the 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with 6.59 seconds. At the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won a silver medal behind Walter Dix. At the 2010 Weltklasse Zürich meeting, he ran a new personal best of 9.95 seconds over 100 metres, [4] becoming the 72nd person to break the 10-second barrier.
Kimmons finished second at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60 metres and thus qualified for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [5] [6]
Also a football player in high school, Kimmons caught 13 touchdown passes and made four interceptions during his senior year. [7] He was rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com.