CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Chesapeake native Grant Holloway, who recently won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has earned the Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award.
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The award, given out annually by USA Track & Field (USATF), is awarded to the best athlete in track and field, and is named after a track and field Olympian in the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games who claimed four gold medals — a feat not accomplished again for nearly 50 years.
Holloway was given the 2024 award following a world record of 7.27 at the USATF Indoor Championships, an undefeated slate in the 60 hurdles, a World Athletics Indoor Championship gold and ultimately taking gold in the 110m men’s hurdles with a time of 12.99 .
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Other awards announced by USATF include the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athlete of the Year, given to Gabby Thomas, the USATF Nike Coach of the Year, given to Joanna Hayes, the USATF Youth Athlete of the Year, given to Quincy Adams, the USATS Masters Long Distance Running and Track and Field Athletes of the Year, given to both Nora Carry and Neringa Jakstiene and the USATF Legacy Award, given to Dwight Phillips.
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