Wallace Spearmon

Wallace Spearmon
Spearmon at 2010 Weltklasse Zürich
Personal information
Full nameWallace Spearmon Jr.
Born (1984-12-24) December 24, 1984
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2007 Osaka4 × 100 m relay
2005 Helsinki200 m
2007 Osaka200 m
2009 Berlin200 m
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto4 × 100 m
World Indoor Championships
2006 Moscow4 × 400 m relay
NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
2004 Sherbrooke200 m
2004 Sherbrooke4 × 100 m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2006 Athens200 m
2006 Athens4 × 100 m relay
2010 Split200 m
2010 Split4 × 100 m relay

Wallace Spearmon Jr. (born December 24, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a retired American sprint athlete who specialized in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He has a personal best of 19.65 seconds for the distance, making him the fourteenth fastest 200 meter runner of all time, and he formerly held the indoor American record.

He won the bronze medal twice at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. He also finished third at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for stepping out of his lane.