Greg Nixon (born September 12, 1981) is an American sprinter who specialises in the

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. His success has come mostly in the 400 m and 4 × 400-meter relay, he is a three-time World Champion and a two-time USA Champion. Nixon attended and competed for

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in both sprinting and

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. His first major medal came at the

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, where he led off the American relay team to win a silver medal. At the

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, Nixon finished third in his

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heat with a time of 47.64. He also won a

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in the

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. At the

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, Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. He ran a 400 m personal best of 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400 m title at the 2010 USA Championships, out of lane 8. At the 2011 USA Championships, Nixon reached the podium again to make the 2011 World Champion team. He went on to win another gold medal for team USA. Now an athlete-turned-entrepreneur, Greg is married to Nicole Nixon, and together they have two sons, Gregory Nixon III (G3) and Amari Nixon.

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* 1981 births American male sprinters Living people Track and field athletes from New Orleans World Athletics Championships medalists USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football players Howard Payne Yellow Jackets men's track and field athletes {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub