Sunder Nix

{{short description|American sprinter}}

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| name = Sunder Nix

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 2, 1961}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| fullname = Sunder Lamont Nix

| sport = Running

| event = 400 meters

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400 m: 44.68{{cite web | title=WORLD TOP PERFORMERS 1980-2005: MEN (OUTDOOR) | access-date=May 19, 2024 | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/tp/worm.htm | work=gbrathletics.com }}

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1984 Los Angeles | 4 × 400 m relay }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1983 Helsinki | 400 m }}

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Sunder Lamont Nix (born December 2, 1961, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American track and field athlete and He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 × 400 m relay for the United States.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/sunder-nix-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045150/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/sunder-nix-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Sunder Nix |access-date=2015-06-21}} "Sunder Lamont Nix"

As the world's best in the 400-meter race in 1982, Sunder Nix set a personal best of 44.68 seconds, improving his previous best by almost a second. In 1983, he narrowly qualified for the final at the first World Championships . In the final, he was far behind entering the home stretch, but he managed to pull away and win the bronze medal in 45.24 seconds. In the final of the 4 x 400-meter relay, Sunder Nix handed over to Willie Smith as the second runner, who then fell, so the relay team "only" finished sixth.

In 2013 competed at the Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Championship.PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usa-national-masters-track-championships-july-11-14-at-olathe-ks-district-schools-activity-center-includes-30-world-champions-5-olympians-among-1000-athletes-30-95-214553021.html//] Retrieved Jan 16, 2021Masters History, 2013 Meet Results. [http://www.mastershistory.org/Outdoor/2013-Outdoor.pdf] Retrieved Jan 16, 2021

Nix was an NCAA champion for the Indiana Hoosiers track and field team in 1983.{{cite web |url=http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62087&SPID=6775&DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=749053&Q_SEASON=2007 |title=Sunder Nix |website=BallStateSports.com |publisher=Ball State Athletics |access-date=2007-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707210340/http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62087&SPID=6775&DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=749053&Q_SEASON=2007 |archive-date=2011-07-07 }}