Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional

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athlete specializing in the sprints.

Career

In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the

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after placing 4th at the USA Championships over

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. The team placed second in the relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals. He set his personal best in the a year later during the

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preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds. Bacon attended

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, where he was a member of the

team. During his time there he made four

finals, two

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finals, earned a silver medal at the

, and broke the

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. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with

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Statistics

Information from

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profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

Seasonal bests

Championship results

*NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

Notes

References

External links

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