Bryce Deadmon (born March 26, 1997) is an American

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athlete. In July 2023, he became US national champion in the

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Career

A student at the

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, Deadmon was the 2021 SEC Outdoor championship 400 m runner up running 44.50 behind Noah Williams, as well as the 2021 NCAA 400 m runner-up at Hayward Field at the

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running 44.44 to finish behind Randolph Ross. He qualified for the final of the US Olympic Trials men's 400 m race, running 45.46 and 45.17 in his heats to qualify as 8th fastest man. In the final he placed seventh with a 44.96 and qualified for the US men's relay pool for the . At the Olympics he took part in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, winning a bronze medal in the former and a gold medal in the latter. Competing at the

2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6–9, 2023. They served as USA Track & Field's (USATF) national championships in track and field for the United States. The results of the ...

, in

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, he won the final of the 400m. He was selected for the

2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The city of Budapes ...

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in August 2023.

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