Cameron Burrell
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| Birth name | Cameron Malik Burrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 11, 1994 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 9, 2021 (aged 26) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer(s) | Nike and Red Bull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Houston Cougars (2014–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Malik Burrell (September 11, 1994 – August 9, 2021) was an American sprinter. He was the NCAA Division I champion over 100 meters in 2018, and anchored the Houston Cougars to victory in the 4 × 100 meters relay in 2017 and 2018. He ran for the United States 4 × 100 m relay team at the World Junior Championships in 2012 and the World Relays in 2019, with the team earning gold and silver from each competition respectively. Additionally Burrell anchored the U.S. 4 × 100 m relay team to gold at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018.
He was the son of Olympic gold medalist and former 100 meters world record holder Leroy Burrell and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Finn-Burrell. He was also the godson of former track and field star Carl Lewis. On June 8, 2017, he became the 121st man to break the 10-second barrier over 100 meters in a time of 9.93 seconds, beating his father's school record set five years before Cameron's birth by one hundredth of a second. He repeated this feat a year later at the USA Championships.