LeJerald Betters

{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1988)}}

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| name = LeJerald Betters

| nickname = Sticks, Stixx

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| nationality = American

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 m

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| collegeteam = Baylor Bears{{cite web |title=LeJerald Betters - Track & Field |url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/lejerald-betters/2713 |website=Baylor University Athletics |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1988|2|6}}{{Tilastopaja|61828}}

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| height = {{height|cm=190}}

| weight = {{convert|79|kg|abbr=on}}

| pb = {{ubl

|400m: 44.70 (2010)

|400m ({{AthAbbr|i}}): 46.35 (2010)

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| nationals = {{ubl

|2007 NCAA indoors

|4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

|2007 NCAA

|400 m, 6th

|4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

|2008 NCAA indoors

|4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

|2008 NCAA

|400 m, 3rd {{BronzeMedal}}

|4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

|2009 NCAA indoors

|4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}}

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|United States}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2008 Toluca|400 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2010 Miramar|4 × 400 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2010 Doha|4 × 400 m}}

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LeJerald "Sticks" Betters{{cite web |title=All-American LeJerald Betters is back! |url=https://www.flotrack.org/people/5940898-lejerald-betters?playing=5461887 |website=www.flotrack.org |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en}} (born 6 February 1988) is an American former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He was a five-time NCAA Division I champion in relays, and in 2010 he was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Indoor Championships.

Biography

Betters attended Waco High School, where he was a 2-time state champion in the 400 metres as well as a state champion in the triple jump as a junior.

As a member of the Baylor Bears track and field team, Betters won five NCAA Division I championships in the 4 × 400 m from 2007 to 2009, as well as third-place finish in the individual 400 m in 2008. Later in 2008, Betters won his first individual international championship with a gold medal in the 400 m at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics, finishing in a time of 44.75.

In 2010, Betters won another NACAC U23 Championships gold in the 4 × 400 m relay, and then was selected as part of the US team for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. Running second leg, his team won the gold medal in the finals.

Statistics

=Personal bests=

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EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
400 m (outdoors)44.70Diamond League LausanneLausanne, Switzerland8 July 2010
400 m (indoors)46.35{{AthAbbr|A}}Tyson InvitationalFayetteville, Arkansas28 February 2010
4 × 400 m2:58.83NACAC U23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida11 July 2010

References

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