Terrence Trammell (born November 23, 1978) is a retired American

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athlete who was the

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for the 110 meter hurdles at the

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and

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, and three time

for the

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. He was born to Leonard (Deceased)2010 and Ann Trammell in

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. The 1997 '' Track & Field News'' Male High School Athlete of the Year, he attended the

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where he trained under Curtis Frye. His main training partner until 2002 was Olympic gold medalist

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. He was the 1999-2000 NCAA Champion Indoors and Outdoors. He qualified for the

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but had to pull out of the competition after injuring his hamstring in the preliminary rounds. He retired in 2015. He trained in

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with his high school ( Southwest Dekalb High School) coach Napoleon Cobb. Trammell is a member of

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fraternity. He currently serves as an assistant track and field coach at

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in Atlanta. In 2021 he was elected into the

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Personal bests

Achievements

Track records

As of 23 November 2024, Trammell holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

References

External links

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