David Pretrell "Trell" Kimmons (born July 13, 1985) is an American sprinter.

Career

At the

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, Kimmons was part of a Gold medal winning 4×100 meters relay squad that established a

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with 38.66 seconds. Kimmons attended

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, where he won three individual national championships (200m outdoor in 2005, 60m and 200m indoor in 2006) and set national championship indoor meet records at 60m and 200m. He committed to

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in November 2005, but chose to turn pro in March 2006. Trell Kimmons

Kimmons finished fourth in the 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with 6.59 seconds. At the

2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and ...

, he won a

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behind Walter Dix. At the 2010

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meeting, he ran a new personal best of 9.95 seconds over 100 metres, becoming the 72nd person to break the

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. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, Kimmons was part of the 4×100m relay team that broke Team USA's national record on route to winning the silver medal. However, on 13 May 2015, the

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announced that following the doping conviction of

Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprint (running), sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres, 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the United States records in track ...

, the medal winning team of 2012 would all be stripped of their medals, meaning that Kimmons had to hand back the only Olympic medal he ever won in his career. Kimmons finished second at the 2014

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in the 60 metres and thus qualified for the

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. Prepar ...

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banned Kimmons for two years, starting in April 2016, for consumption of a banned stimulant via a supplement. Also a

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player in high school, Kimmons caught 13

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passes and made four

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s during his senior year. He was rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com.

References

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1985 births Living people American male sprinters People from Coldwater, Mississippi Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area Track and field athletes from Mississippi Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub