Randolph Ross (born January 1, 2001) is an American athlete specializing in the 400 metres, who competes collegiately for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He is coached by his father Duane Ross, who was also an Olympian in the 110m hurdles.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 2001[1][2] Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
| College team | North Carolina A&T Aggies | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests |
| ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
On February 12, 2021 at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina, Ross ran the 400m in 45.21 seconds, which was the fastest time in the nation in 2021 at the time. A day later, he ran the 200m in a time of 20.50 seconds to take over the top spot in the year at that distance as well.[5] Ross finished second to Noah Williams at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2021.[6] He also won the event at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a 2021 world leading time of 43.85 seconds. This time ranks him #18 on the all time list.
Nine days later he qualified for the 400 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics through finishing third at the US Olympic Trials on June 20, 2021.[7] He was part of the United States Olympic gold medal 4x400 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics.
In 2022, Ross doubled as the indoor and outdoor NCAA champion in the 400 m.[8]
On 16 July 2022, Ross was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit and barred from participating in the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[9] In December 2022, he was banned for three years retroactively from July 1, 2022 for whereabouts failures and tampering with doping control, having missed three tests and attempted to doctor an email to avoid the last missed test.[10][11]
Track records
editAs of 19 September 2024, Ross holds the following track records for 400 metres.
| Location | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 44.23 | 27/05/2022 |
| High Point | 44.61 | 11/05/2022 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics ROSS Randolph - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on August 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Randolph Ross". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Randolph Ross at World Athletics
- ^ Creasy, Jason. "Randolph Ross Joins Father At North Carolina A&T!". MileSplit North Carolina.
- ^ Friedlander, Brett (February 24, 2021). "Like father, like son: A&T's Ross sprints out of dad's shadow".
- ^ https://www.theadvertiser.com/amp/4679412001 [bare URL]
- ^ "A&T's Randolph Ross qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". greensboro.com. June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ Mosley, Kyle (June 11, 2022). "Randolph Ross Jr. Wins Second-Straight 400M Outdoor National Championship Title". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "L'AIU suspend provisoirement Lawrence Cherono et Randolph Ross, privés de Mondiaux".
- ^ "Randolph Ross, U.S. Olympic sprinter, banned 3 years in drug-testing case". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ @aiu_athletics (December 13, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
