Aries Merritt

  • Aries Merritt
    Aries Merritt
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Medals
    • Gold 1
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    24 July 1985
  • Height
    6' 2" (1.88m)
  • Weight
    170lbs. (77kg)
  • Age
    27
  • Gender
    Male
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in AEST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
7/08/12 7:38 PM Track & Field Men's 110m Hurdles Heats See Results
9/08/12 4:23 AM Track & Field Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinal See Results
9/08/12 6:15 AM Medal/Final Track & Field Men's 110m Hurdles Final See Results

Aries Merritt Biography

After suffering the cruel fate of finishing fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials, Merritt left nothing to chance this year. He ran the fastest time in the world in 2012 and his personal best - 12.93 seconds - to punch his ticket to London. The 2006 NCAA champion in that event as a member of the Tennessee Volunteers, Merritt has been building toward that kind of a performance in the last two years. He finished fifth at the 2011 outdoor world championships before taking a gold medal in the 60-meter hurdles at this year's indoor worlds, edging out Chinese star and former Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang. Liu and reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba may be the favorites in London, but at least one American has medaled in the 110 hurdles at every Olympics except the boycotted 1980 Games. Reigning world champion Jason Richardson will be one of his teammates, but Merritt is in top form and looks like a strong candidate to come home from his first Olympics with some hardware.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35
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