Greg Nixon (born September 12, 1981) is an American sprinter who specialises in the

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

. His success has come mostly in the 400m and 4×400-meter relay, he is a 3x World Champion and a 2x USA Champion. His first major medal came at the

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007. In the 47 events that took place, thirteen Games records in athleti ...

, where he led off the American relay team to win a silver medal. At the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Nixon finished third in his

400 m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

heat with a time of 47.64. He also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. At the

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010. Bidding and organisation ...

, Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. He ran a 400 m personal best of 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400m title at the 2010 USA Championships, out of lane 8. At the 2011 USA Championships, Nixon reached the podium again to make the 2011 World Champion team. He went on to win another gold medal for team USA.

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* * 1981 births American male sprinters Living people World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub