Isiah Young (born January 5, 1990) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competes in the

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. He was selected to compete for the

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in the

200-meter dash The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Born in

Junction City, Kansas Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,932. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby. History Junction City is so named from its ...

, he attended Junction City High School then

Allen Community College Allen County College is a public community college with two campuses in Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebr ...

, competing athletically for both institutions. Young also did

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during his high school years.Isiah Young Headed to Olympics
. KJCK (2012-07-12). Retrieved on 2012-07-12. At the 2009

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he won a sprint double in the

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and the

. He enrolled at the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

in 2010 and took part in collegiate competition with the

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. He missed the 2011 outdoor season, but in 2012 he won the 200 m at the

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meet with a school record of 20.32 seconds. At the

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, he won the 100 m and placed second only to

Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Jr. (born December 24, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, USA) is a retired American Sprint (running), sprint Track and field, athlete, who specializes in the 200 metres, 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA ...

over 200 m. After this he came fourth in the 200 m at the NCAA Outdoor Championship. He was disappointed with finished out of the top three at the NCAA meet and changed his focus to the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. He finished in third place in the 200 m with a wind-assisted time of 20.16 seconds. Having finished on the podium behind Spearmon and

Maurice Mitchell Maurice Mitchell (born December 22, 1989) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200-meter dash. He has a personal record of 20.13 seconds in that event and has bests of 6.55 seconds for the 60-meter dash and 10 seconds f ...

, he guaranteed his selection for the

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. At London, he reached the semifinals. On May 23, 2013 at the

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East Region Championships, Young joined the 10 second club running

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in 9.99 with a +0.3 aiding wind. At the

2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 20–23 in conjunction with the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Champions ...

, Young qualified for the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

by finishing second in the

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. His time of 19.86 (+1.6 m/s wind) tied him with

Donald Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...

, Maurice Greene and

Justin Gatlin Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, ...

for the 24th best performer of all time.

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profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Isiah Living people 1990 births American male sprinters People from Junction City, Kansas Track and field athletes from Kansas Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners