James Trapp

{{Short description|American sprinter and football player (born 1969)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = James Trapp

| number = 37, 38, 33

| position = Cornerback
Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|28}}

| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = Lawton (Lawton, Oklahoma)

| college = Clemson

| draftyear = 1993

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 72

| pastteams =

Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1993|1998}})
Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1999|2002}})
Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2003}})

| highlights =

Super Bowl champion (XXXV)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 349

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 6.0

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 9

| pfr = TrapJa20

}}

James Trapp (born December 28, 1969) is an American former sprinter and professional football player who is a co-owner and Facility Coordinator for D1 Sports Training in Greenville, SC. He was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Trapp earned a Super Bowl ring while playing for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season.

Track and field

Trapp was a World-Class sprinter. At the 1991 World University Games he won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay. He was a 1992 U.S. Olympic Team alternate in the 4x100 meter relay. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Trapp won the gold medal in the 200 meter dash, with a time of 20.60 seconds.

His personal bests are 10.03 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.17 seconds in the 200 meters, but also competed in the 55 meters, posting a personal best of 6.16 seconds.

=Personal bests=

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Event !Time (seconds) !Venue !Date
55 meters \|6.16 \|Reno, Nevada \|February 22, 1992
100 meters \|10.03 \|Austin, Texas \|May 9, 1992
200 meters \|20.17 \|New Orleans, Louisiana \|April 28, 1992

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Event

!Time (seconds)

!Venue

!Date

55 meters

|6.16

|Reno, Nevada

|February 22, 1992

100 meters

|10.03

|Austin, Texas