American 400m runner LaShawn Merritt (Getty images)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres 10.56 -0.8 Lynchburg,VA 31 MAR 2007
200 Metres 19.98 +1.4 Carson, CA 20 MAY 2007
300 Metres 31.30 Eugene, OR 07 JUN 2009
400 Metres 43.75 Beijing (National Stadium) 21 AUG 2008
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres 6.68 Lynchburg,VA 18 FEB 2006
200 Metres 20.40 Fayetteville, AR 12 FEB 2005
300 Metres 31.94 Fayetteville, AR 10 FEB 2006
400 Metres 44.93 Fayetteville, AR 11 FEB 2005
500 Metres 1:01.39 New York (Armory), NY 11 FEB 2012
55 Metres Hurdles 7.02 New York (Armory), NY 11 FEB 2012
Progression - Outdoor
100 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2007 10.56 -0.8 Lynchburg,VA 31 MAR
200 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 20.16 +0.9 Saint Martin 05 MAY
2011 20.13 +0.2 Rieti 10 SEP
2009 20.07 -0.5 Carson, CA 16 MAY
2008 20.08 +0.8 Doha 09 MAY
2007 19.98 +1.4 Carson, CA 20 MAY
2006 20.10 +0.4 Lausanne 11 JUL
2005 20.38 +0.3 Knoxville, TN 16 APR
2004 20.72 0.0 College Station, TX 27 JUN
2003 21.33 +0.9 Miami, FL 31 JUL
300 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2009 31.30 Eugene, OR 07 JUN
2006 31.31 Eugene, OR 08 AUG
400 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 44.12 Eugene, OR 24 JUN
2011 44.35 Daegu 28 AUG
2009 44.06 Berlin 21 AUG
2008 43.75 Beijing (National Stadium) 21 AUG
2007 43.96 Osaka 31 AUG
2006 44.14 Stuttgart 09 SEP
2005 44.66 Kingston, JAM 07 MAY
2004 45.25 Grosseto 15 JUL
2003 47.90 Richmond, VA 31 MAY
Progression - Indoor
60 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2007 6.84 Princess Anne, MD 06 JAN
2006 6.68 Lynchburg,VA 18 FEB
200 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2008 20.82 Blacksburg, VA 08 MAR
2007 20.71 Fayetteville, AR 19 JAN
2006 20.72 State College, PA 28 JAN
2005 20.40 Fayetteville, AR 12 FEB
300 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2006 31.94 Fayetteville, AR 10 FEB
400 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2007 45.51 Fayetteville, AR 09 FEB
2006 46.17 Boston (Roxbury), MA 26 FEB
2005 44.93 Fayetteville, AR 11 FEB
500 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:01.39 New York (Armory), NY 11 FEB
2006 1:03.38 New York (MSG), NY 03 FEB
55 Metres Hurdles
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 7.02 New York (Armory), NY 11 FEB
400 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 44.63 Daegu 30 AUG 2011
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 1 44.93 Thessaloniki 12 SEP 2009
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 44.06 Berlin 21 AUG 2009
6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 1 44.50 Stuttgart 13 SEP 2008
The XXIX Olympic Games 1 43.75 Beijing (National Stadium) 21 AUG 2008
5th IAAF World Athletics Final 1 44.58 Stuttgart 22 SEP 2007
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 43.96 Osaka 31 AUG 2007
10th IAAF World Cup 1 44.54 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 16 SEP 2006
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 3 44.14 Stuttgart 09 SEP 2006
10th IAAF World Junior Championships 1 45.25 Grosseto 15 JUL 2004