Tyree Washington

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Gold	1997 Athens	4x400 m relay
Silver	2003 Paris	400 m
Bronze	1997 Athens	400 m
Disqualified	2003 Paris	4x400 m relay

Tyree Washington (born 28 August 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American sprinter.

He attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.

He is currently coached by Antonio Pettigrew, who ran alongside Tyree, Michael Johnson and Jerome Young in breaking the 4 x 400 metre relay world record in 1998 with a time of 2:54.20.

[edit] Achievements

• 1997
  • World Championships - Athens, Greece.
    • 400 m bronze medal
    • 4 x 400 m relay gold medal
• 2003
  • World Championships - Paris, France.
    • 400 m silver medal
    • 4 x 400 m relay disqualified due to a doping case (originally gold medal)
  • IAAF World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England.
    • 400 m gold medal
    • 4 x 400 m relay gold medal
• 2006
  • IAAF World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia.
    • 4 x 400 m relay gold medal

[edit] External links

• Official website : http://www.tyreewashington.com/
• IAAF profile for Tyree Washington
• USATF Bio