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Cravont Charleston (born January 2, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, he became the US national champion over 100 metres.

Early life

From Charlotte, North Carolina, he attended Mallard Creek High School and North Carolina State University. He was the 2016 Charlotte Observer indoor track runner of the year.

Career

Competing to qualify at the US Olympic trials for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics Charleston ran 10.23s for the 100m without qualifying from the heats on June 19, 2021. A year later he ran 10.07 in the heats for the US qualifying for the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He improved in the semi-final to 10.05 and finished eleventh. In the 200m he finished twelfth with a time of 20.50 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Charleston broke the 10-second barrier for the 100m for the first time in June 2022, in Geneva, when he ran 9.98 at the Geneva International event.

Charleston ran a wind assisted 100m of 9.87 in April 2023 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Hilmer Lodge Stadium. The following month he ran a new personal best for the 100 metres on May 27, 2023, when he ran 9.91s in Los Angeles.

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he won the 100m competition, running 9.95s to edge out Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles. He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.

References

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7. "Athletice Geneva at the highest level!". Atleticageneve.org. June 11, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
8. Reid, Scott M. (April 15, 2023). "Cravont Charleston upstages Michael Norman at Mt. SAC Relays". oceegister.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
9. "Olympic champion Ryan Crouser shatters own shot put world record". The Guardian. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
10. Jihawi, Rory (May 27, 2023). "2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix: Ryan Crouser steals show with shot put world record". Olympics.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
11. "Men's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
12. Bregman, Scott (July 8, 2023). "USA Track and Field Championships 2023: Cravont Charleston wins 100m final, Noah Lyles settles for third". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
13. Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

External links

• Cravont Charleston at www.USATF.org

• 1998 births
• Living people
• American male sprinters
• Track and field athletes from North Carolina
• Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina
• North Carolina State University alumni
• NC State Wolfpack men's track and field athletes
• Mallard Creek High School alumni
• 21st-century American sportsmen