Geno White (born March 10, 1978, in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

) is an American former sprinter. As a high school student he won the 200 m at the

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. He was part of the

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team which took gold in the

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. He attended the

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. At the Division I Outdoor Championships he, Daymon Carroll, Bernard Williams, and Aaron Armstrong set the school record for the 4 × 100 m relay.

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1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida Track and field athletes from Florida American male sprinters Florida Gators men's track and field athletes Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub