Kyle Garland (born May 28, 2000) is an American decathlete.

Prep Career

Garland was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his prep career at private

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before enrolling as a student at the University of Georgia. As a senior at Germantown, Garland won the 2018 PAISAA state championships in the long jump, javelin, 300 meter hurdles, and 110 meter hurdles. As an unattached junior athlete, Garland won gold at the 2018 USATF U20 Championships in the decathlon scoring 7562 points. He then went on to finish 7th at the

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Collegiate Career

At the USA World Championship Trials in June 2022, Garland finished second in the decathlon with a collegiate record and personal best score of 8720. This score included six personal bests, and placed him in the top 10 for all US decathletes, the top 20 for all decathletes.

Pro Career

Garland was selected to compete at the

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held in

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. Garland placed in the top 10 after the shot put, long jump and 100 meters events before ultimately finishing eleventh on his senior major championship debut, which was won by world-record holder Kevin Mayer of France. He was selected for the

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in Budapest in August 2023.

Team USA

NCAA

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garland, Kyle 2000 births Living people American male decathletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States 21st-century American sportsmen Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field athletes United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners