Norman Grimes (born January 6, 1998) is an American
track and field athlete, who specializes in the
hurdles. At the
2015 World Youth Championships in
Cali
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, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles. He recorded the second-fastest youth time in history,
behind the world youth record held by
William Wynne. A few weeks later, Grimes won the 400 m hurdles at the
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Personal life
Grimes comes from an athletic family. His mother was an athlete in college and his father played
football
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in college. His four sisters are also athletes. Grimes overcame a foot fracture in 2017 and came back strong in 2018.
Personal bests
*Personal bests are for senior hurdle height. At youth and junior competitions, lower hurdles are used.
References
1998 births
Living people
American male hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes
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