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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17) Atlanta, GA | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Westlake High School (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6’2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 20.63 (2024) 400 m: 45.37 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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United States
Sidi Njie (born 20 February 2007) is an American sprinter.
Early life
Raised in College Park, Georgia and South Fulton, Georgia, he attended Westlake High School in Atlanta. where he participated in Basketball for three years and will letter in Track & Field all four years.
Career
In 2023 he ran the fastest 400m time ever recorded by a high school athlete in Georgia, running 45.46, lowering the record of 45.78 that Will Sumner had set the previous year.
He won the men's 400 meters in a time of 45.62 seconds at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.
He qualified for the final of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. In the final he came away with the bronze medal, running 46.29 seconds. He then won gold running the anchor leg for the American 4 x 400 metres relay team.
Personal life
His mother Alicia Njie-Johnson is a former track hurdler from Mount Vernon, Indiana.
References
- "Sidi Njie". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- Casey, Tim (26 August 2024). "Sidi Njie Is The Top Recruit In The Class Of 2025. He's Still Unsigned". flotrack. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- Bradley, Max (9 May 2023). "Throwback Thursday: Sidi Njie Breaks Georgia 400m Record". milesplit. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- "Sidi Njie Champion Men's 400m - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- "SIDI NJIE - GET TO KNOW - NIKE ELITE 2023". Runnerspace. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
