Leonard Byrd (born March 17, 1975, in

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) is an American sprinter who specializes in the

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. His personal best time is 44.45 seconds, achieved in May 2002 in

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, Brazil. This was the fastest time of 2002. He originally won the gold medal in the

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at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, together with teammates

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and

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, but the team was disqualified when Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. He also competed in the individual distance, but only reached the semi-final.

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* 1975 births Living people American male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics People from Fort Rucker, Alabama Track and field athletes from Alabama FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub