Milton Campbell (born May 15, 1976) is a former

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athlete from the United States who mainly competed in the

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. His success comes during the indoor season. At the

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebi ...

he set a

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of 3:02.83m over 4 × 400 metres relay together with Andre Morris, Dameon Johnson and Deon Minor. Campbell won the American Indoor Championships over 400 metres in 2004 and 2006. Campbell is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He was a junior state, regional, and national champion runner with Quicksilver Track Club from Atlanta. In junior track, Campbell was as dominant in the 1500 meters as he was in the 800 and 400 meters. In college, he competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team. Campbell was a state champion in the 400 and 800 meters for Douglass High School of northwest Atlanta in Georgia's then-largest division, 4A.

Personal bests

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 20.47 (2002) – Atlanta, United States *

– 44.67 (1997) – Stuttgart, Germany *

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

– 1:50.96 (2004) – Atlanta, United States * 4 × 400 meters relay – 3:02.83 (1999) – Maebashi, Japanhttp://www.all-athletics.com/node/80550

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* * 1976 births Living people American male sprinters World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners North Carolina Tar Heels men's track and field athletes American male middle-distance runners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub