Ameer Webb

Ameer Kenneth Webb (born 19 March 1991) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 m and 200 m.

Ameer Webb

Webb at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Ameer Kenneth Webb
Nationality	American
Born	19 March 1991 Carson, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Texas A&M University
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
Club	ALTIS[2]
Team	Nike
Turned pro	2013
Coached by	Stuart McMillan[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 9.94 (2016) 200 m – 19.85 (2016) 400 m – 47.72 (2015)[3]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Athletics World Cup[note 1] 2018 London 200 m World Relays 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay

College career

At Texas A&M Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[4] Prior to Texas A&M he ran for Cerritos College, where he was the 2011 CCCAA State Champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters.[5] He had run for Tustin High School, finishing fifth in the 200 meters at the 2009 CIF California State Meet behind Randall Carroll's sweep of both sprinting events. Webb was a dual-sport student-athlete (track & field and football) at Tustin High for all 3 and 1/2 years he attended there. He attended a small charter school during his first semester of his junior year. The charter school had no sports program. He returned to Tustin for his second semester of his junior year. As a senior, he started both ways and helped lead the football team to its first CIF championship title game in a decade. They eventually fell to a Ronnie Hillman-led La Habra football team.[6]

Professional career

He competed at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in the finals, but due to his involvement in an exchange infraction the team was disqualified.[7]

Webb won the 200 meters at the 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix with a meet record of 19.85 (+1.9 m/s).[8] That time ranks him tied with John Capel, Konstadinos Kederis and Nickel Ashmeade as the number 25 performer in history. He competed at the 2016 Olympics.,[1] reaching the semi-finals. On 25 June 2017, Webb won the 200 meters at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 20.09 seconds, thus qualifying for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[3][9]

Personal bests

• w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s)
• WL = world lead (fastest time in the year)

Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	9.94	+1.0	Rome, Italy	2 June 2016
	9.90 w	+2.4	Norwalk, California, U.S.	16 April 2016	Wind-assisted
200 m	19.85	+1.9	Doha, Qatar	6 May 2016
200 m indoor	20.37	n/a	Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.	8 March 2013	Indoor WL [10]
4×100 m relay	38.41	n/a	Monaco	21 July 2017
4×200 m relay	1:19.88	n/a	Nassau, Bahamas	23 April 2017

International championship results

• PB = personal best

Year	Championship	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Notes
Representing the United States
2014	World Relays	DQ	4×200 m relay	—	n/a	Nassau, Bahamas	Passing outside zone [11]
2015	NACAC Championships	4th (semi 3)	200 m	20.91	+0.8	San José, Costa Rica
2016	Olympic Games	6th (semi 2)	200 m	20.43	−0.3	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017	World Relays	2nd	4×200 m relay	1:19.88	n/a	Nassau, Bahamas	PB
	World Championships	5th	200 m	20.26	−0.1	London, England
2018	Athletics World Cup[note 1]	3rd	200 m	20.51	−1.1	London, England

National championship results

• w = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s)
• PB = personal best
• SB = seasonal best

Year	Championship	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Notes
Representing the Texas A&M Aggies
2012	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	17th	60 m	6.67	n/a	Nampa, Idaho
		1st	200 m	20.57	n/a
	NCAA Division I Championships	2nd	200 m	20.65	−4.2	Des Moines, Iowa
		4th	4×100 m relay	39.08	n/a
2013	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	1st	200 m	20.42	n/a	Fayetteville, Arkansas
	NCAA Division I Championships	6th	100 m	10.14 w	+3.2	Eugene, Oregon	Wind-assisted
		1st	200 m	20.10 w	+2.6		Wind-assisted
Representing Nike
2013	U.S. Championships	4th	200 m	20.20	+1.6	Des Moines, Iowa	PB [12]
2014	U.S. Championships	14th	200 m	20.74 w	+2.1	Sacramento, California	Wind-assisted [13]
2015	U.S. Championships	23rd	100 m	10.15	+1.3	Eugene, Oregon	SB [14]
		6th	200 m	20.30	+0.4		[14]
2016	U.S. Olympic Trials	3rd	200 m	20.00	+1.6	Eugene, Oregon	[15]
2017	U.S. Championships	1st	200 m	20.09	−2.3	Sacramento, California	SB [16]
2018	U.S. Championships	1st	200 m	20.47	−1.9	Des Moines, Iowa	[17]
2019	U.S. Championships	7th	100 m	10.23	−1.0	Des Moines, Iowa
		3rd	200 m	20.45	−0.7		SB

200 m circuit wins

Representing Nike

• IAAF Diamond League
  • Doha: 2016
  • Rome: 2016
  • London: 2017

Notes

1. Not to be confused with the IAAF World Cup.

References

1. Ameer Webb Archived 1 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
2. Ameer Webb Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
3. "AMEER WEBB ATHLETE PROFILE". IAAF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
4. Mack, Gordon. "Tori Bowie, Asbel Kiprop, Ameer Webb Put on a Show in Doha". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
5. Texas A&M University Athletics - Ameer Webb - 2012-13. 12thman.com. Retrieved on 1 September 2016.
6. State Finals - 2009. Lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved on 1 September 2016.
7. Aggie Athletics (24 May 2014). "Jeneba Tarmoh part of Team USA winning effort in 4x100 at IAAF World Relays". Kbtx.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
8. Khatri, Shabina S. (7 May 2016). "Records smashed as thousands cheer on athletes during IAAF opener - Doha News". Dohanews.co. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
9. "AMEER WEBB TEXAS A&M". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
10. Taylor, Zach (9 March 2013). "Ameer Webb Defends NCAA Indoor 200 Title, Sets World Leading Time". WTAW (AM). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
11. "4 x 200 Metres (2 laps) Men - Final" (PDF). IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
12. "2013 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/19/2013 to 6/23/2013 - Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa - Results". USATF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
13. "2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 - Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California - Results". USATF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
14. "USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Results". USATF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
15. "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 - Eugene, Oregon - Results". USATF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
16. "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". USATF. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
17. "2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results". USATF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

External links

• Ameer Webb at World Athletics
• Ameer Webb profile at TFRRS
• Ameer Webb at the International Olympic Committee
• Ameer Webb at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)