Arman "Gino" Hall (born February 12, 1994) is an American sprinter specializing in the 400 m. He is a World and Olympic gold medalist as a member of USA's 2014 and 2016 relay teams. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in

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. Hall was raised in

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and lived with his mother, father and older brother. Hall was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by ''

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'' in 2011. He won the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Lille Métropole,

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. Hall also ran the 2011 youth world-leading over

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the same year. Hall verbally committed to the

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on December 5, 2011, and joined the Gators track team in the fall of 2012. During his collegiate career, Hall was a 3-time NCAA champion, 10-time Outdoor All-American and 7-time Indoor All-American. While at the University of Florida, Hall majored in African American studies. During his freshman year, at just 19 years old, Hall placed 3rd at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 m. He went on to represent USA at the 2014 IAAF World Athletics Championships in the open 400 m and as part of the 4 × 400 m relay. In 2016, he earned Olympic gold as lead-off for Team USA's relay at the

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. Earlier in 2016, he won the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships title in the 400 m. Hall currently trains in Phoenix, Arizona.

References

External links

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Arman Hall at DyeStat (ESPN)

Florida Gators bio
* * * * 1994 births Living people Track and field athletes from Miami Sportspeople from Pembroke Pines, Florida American male sprinters Florida Gators men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships winners St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Florida) alumni NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub