Bailey Lear (born 17 March 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes over

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Early life

She attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas. A successful junior athlete, in February 2018, she became the fastest girls indoor 400m runner ever in Texas with a 53.20 effort at the Texas Tech Open. She committed to attend University of Southern California in late 2017.

Career

She was a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the mixed 4x400m relay alongside

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, Caleb Cavanaugh, and Kiah Williams. She finished fourth at the

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in New Mexico in the 400 metres. She was selected for the

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in Glasgow as part of the

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relay team. She was part of the quartet which qualified for the final, where they finished in the silver medal position. In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the

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Personal life

Lear was named an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles, and operations coordinator, for University of Georgia in October 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lear, Bailey 2001 births Living people American female sprinters African-American track and field athletes USC Trojans women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Texas 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women