Seventeen-year-old Erriyon Knighton finished third in the men’s 200-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Sunday, becoming the youngest American man to make the team since 1964.
One day after finishing first in the semifinals and breaking Usain Bolt’s under-20 record with a time of 19.88 seconds, Knighton finished the final even faster in 19.84, trailing only Noah Lyles (19.74) and Kenny Bednarek (19.78).
Knighton is the youngest American man to compete on the Olympic track and field team since Jim Ryun reached the 1964 Olympics at 17 in the 1,500 meters.
A four-star football prospect at wide receiver, according to the 247Sports Composite Rating, Knighton turned professional as a sprinter and signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas in January.
Bolt won the last three Olympic gold medals in the 200 meters. Shawn Crawford was the last American to win gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
Source: The Athletic
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