Kevin Little (born April 3, 1968, in Des Moines,

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) is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200-meter race in the

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in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986. He won the state title in the 100-meter dash his senior season and the 200-meter dash both his junior and senior seasons. In college, he competed for

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. His best finish in college came when he finished second in the

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200 in 1989.

Competition record

Personal bests

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– 10.14 s (1996) *

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– 20.10 s (1999) *

indoors – 20.32 s (1999) * 400 metres – 44.77 s (1996)

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