Christopher Bailey (born May 29, 2000) is an American track and field athlete. He has won medals in the

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and World Athletics Indoors Championships in the

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Early life

From Atlanta, Georgia he attended Carver High School, Mississippi Valley State University, and the University of Tennessee, before attending the University of Arkansas.

Career

In January 2023, Bailey set a new Arkansas Razorbacks College record over 400m of 45:09 to break the previous record of 45:29 set in 2005 by Terry Gatson. Bailey won the NCAA Indoors 4x400m title as part of the Arkansas Razorbacks in March 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Competing at the

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, Bailey qualified fastest from the 400m heats. He then reached the final with the fifth fastest time. He was selected for the

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in Budapest in August 2023. He was a silver medalist running the anchor leg for the American 4x400m relay team at the

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in Glasgow in March 2024. In April 2024, he was selected as part of the American team for the

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. He competed at the

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over 400 metres in August 2024, qualifying for the final and placing sixth overall.

Results

References

External links

Cristopher Bailey profile
Tennessee Volunteers
Cristopher Bailey profile
Arkansas Razorbacks
Cristopher Bailey results
TFRRS * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Cristopher (athlete) 2000 births Living people African-American track and field athletes American male sprinters Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes University of Arkansas alumni Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Atlanta World Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen