Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the Sprint (running), sprints.

Career

In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, World Championships in London, England after placing 4th at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, USA Championships over 100 meters. The team placed second in the 4 × 100 m relay, relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals. He set his personal best in the a year later during the NCAA preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds. Bacon attended Arkansas State University, where he was a member of the track and field team. During his time there he made four NCAA finals, two USATF, USA finals, earned a silver medal at the World Championships in Athletics, World Championships, and broke the 10-second barrier. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with adidas.

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

Seasonal bests

Championship results

*NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

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