Ameer Webb

Ameer Webb
Webb at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAmeer Kenneth Webb
Born (1991-03-19) March 19, 1991 (age 33)
Carson, California, U.S.
Alma materTexas A&M University
Height5 ft 11 in (181 cm)[1]
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
ClubALTIS[2]
TeamNike
Turned pro2013
Coached byStuart McMillan[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 9.94 (2016)
200 m – 19.85 (2016)
400 m – 47.72 (2015)[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Athletics World Cup[note 1]
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London 200 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

Ameer Kenneth Webb (born March 19, 1991) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 m and 200 m.

College career

At Texas A&M, Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships and the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[4] Prior to Texas A&M he ran for Cerritos College, where he was the 2011 CCCAA State Champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters.[5] He had run for Tustin High School, finishing fifth in the 200 meters at the 2009 CIF California State Meet behind Randall Carroll's sweep of both sprinting events. Webb was a dual-sport student-athlete (track & field and football) at Tustin High for all 3 and 1/2 years he attended there. He attended a small charter school during his first semester of his junior year. The charter school had no sports program. He returned to Tustin for his second semester of his junior year. As a senior, he started both ways and helped lead the football team to its first CIF championship title game in a decade. They eventually fell to a Ronnie Hillman-led La Habra football team.[6]

Professional career

He competed at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in the finals, but due to his involvement in an exchange infraction the team was disqualified.[7]

Webb won the 200 meters at the 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix with a meet record of 19.85 (+1.9 m/s).[8] That time ranks him tied with John Capel, Konstadinos Kederis and Nickel Ashmeade as the number 25 performer in history. He competed at the 2016 Olympics.,[1] reaching the semi-finals. On June 25, 2017, Webb won the 200 meters at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 20.09 seconds, thus qualifying for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[3][9]

Personal bests

  • w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s)
  • WL = world lead (fastest time in the year)
Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
100 m 9.94 +1.0 Rome, Italy June 2, 2016
9.90 w +2.4 Norwalk, California, U.S. April 16, 2016 Wind-assisted
200 m 19.85 +1.9 Doha, Qatar May 6, 2016
200 m indoor 20.37 n/a Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. March 8, 2013 Indoor WL [10]
4×100 m relay 38.41 n/a Monaco July 21, 2017
4×200 m relay 1:19.88 n/a Nassau, Bahamas April 23, 2017

International championship results

  • PB = personal best
Year Championship Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
Representing the United States
2014 World Relays DQ 4×200 m relay — n/a Nassau, Bahamas Passing outside zone [11]
2015 NACAC Championships 4th (semi 3) 200 m 20.91 +0.8 San José, Costa Rica
2016 Olympic Games 6th (semi 2) 200 m 20.43 −0.3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017 World Relays 2nd 4×200 m relay 1:19.88 n/a Nassau, Bahamas PB
World Championships 5th 200 m 20.26 −0.1 London, England
2018 Athletics World Cup[note 1] 3rd 200 m 20.51 −1.1 London, England

National championship results

  • w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s)
  • PB = personal best
  • SB = seasonal best
Year Championship Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
Representing the Texas A&M Aggies
2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 17th 60 m 6.67 n/a Nampa, Idaho
1st 200 m 20.57 n/a
NCAA Division I Championships 2nd 200 m 20.65 −4.2 Des Moines, Iowa
4th 4×100 m relay 39.08 n/a
2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 1st 200 m 20.42 n/a Fayetteville, Arkansas
NCAA Division I Championships 6th 100 m 10.14 w +3.2 Eugene, Oregon Wind-assisted
1st 200 m 20.10 w +2.6 Wind-assisted
Representing Nike
2013 U.S. Championships 4th 200 m 20.20 +1.6 Des Moines, Iowa PB [12]
2014 U.S. Championships 14th 200 m 20.74 w +2.1 Sacramento, California Wind-assisted [13]
2015 U.S. Championships 23rd 100 m 10.15 +1.3 Eugene, Oregon SB [14]
6th 200 m 20.30 +0.4 [14]
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 3rd 200 m 20.00 +1.6 Eugene, Oregon [15]
2017 U.S. Championships 1st 200 m 20.09 −2.3 Sacramento, California SB [16]
2018 U.S. Championships 1st 200 m 20.47 −1.9 Des Moines, Iowa [17]
2019 U.S. Championships 7th 100 m 10.23 −1.0 Des Moines, Iowa
3rd 200 m 20.45 −0.7 SB

200 m circuit wins

Representing Nike

Notes

  1. ^ a b Not to be confused with the IAAF World Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b Ameer Webb Archived September 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Ameer Webb Archived September 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b "AMEER WEBB ATHLETE PROFILE". IAAF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Mack, Gordon (May 6, 2016). "Tori Bowie, Asbel Kiprop, Ameer Webb Put on a Show in Doha". FloTrack. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Texas A&M University Athletics - Ameer Webb - 2012-13. 12thman.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ State Finals - 2009. Lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Aggie Athletics (May 24, 2014). "Jeneba Tarmoh part of Team USA winning effort in 4x100 at IAAF World Relays". Kbtx.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Khatri, Shabina S. (May 7, 2016). "Records smashed as thousands cheer on athletes during IAAF opener - Doha News". Dohanews.co. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "AMEER WEBB TEXAS A&M". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Taylor, Zach (March 9, 2013). "Ameer Webb Defends NCAA Indoor 200 Title, Sets World Leading Time". WTAW (AM). Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "4 x 200 Metres (2 laps) Men - Final" (PDF). IAAF. May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "2013 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/19/2013 to 6/23/2013 - Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa - Results". USATF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 - Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California - Results". USATF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Results". USATF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 - Eugene, Oregon - Results". USATF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". USATF. June 25, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results". USATF. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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