American sprinter (born 1994)
Aldrich Bailey Jr. (born February 6, 1994) is an American sprinter . He graduated from Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas in 2012, and was committed to Texas A&M University in 2012. In 2014 Bailey transferred to the University of Texas as a Track and Field Athlete.
On April 28, 2012, Bailey broke the U.S. High School Record in the 400 metres , previously held by Calvin Harrison of North Salinas High School , at the Texas Class 5A Region I meet in Lubbock, Texas .[ 1] Harrison had held the record since 1993, a year before Bailey was born.
He was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by USA Today in 2011 and 2012.[ 2] [ 3]
Bailey was part of the US medley relay team that established a new World Youth Best at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics . He also competed in the 200 metres , but finished sixth. He wears a duck tail at the back of his head as a signature style.
In 2021, Bailey began running the 400 meters hurdles . That season, he placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in a personal best time of 48.55 seconds, missing the Olympic team by one place. In its year-end U.S. rankings, Track & Field News ranked him fifth.
1986: Great Britain (Henderson , Goedluck , Kirton , Ridgeon ) 1988: United States (Braunskill , Watts , Cason , Warren ) 1990: United States (Nelloms , Bridges , Harris , Stallworth ) 1992: Great Britain (Condon , Campbell , Baulch , Fergus ) 1994: Great Britain (Gardener , Golding , Mackie , Cameron ) 1996: United States (Williams , Davis , Moore , Armstrong ) 1998: Jamaica (Slowly , Thomas , Thompson , Bailey ) 2000: Great Britain (Edgar , Grant , Benjamin , Lewis-Francis ) 2002: United States (Collins , Felix , Williams , Willie Hordge ) 2004: United States (Kimmons , Omole , Williams , Merrit ) 2006: Jamaica (Barnes , Rose , Jervis , Blake ) 2008: United States (Sales , Sales , Goodwin , Wilks ) 2010: United States (Granger , Silmon , Harris , Bradwell ) 2012: United States (Hill , Bailey , Delaney , Ernest ) 2014: United States (Miller , Bromell , Williams , Friday ) 2016: United States (Norman , Montgomery , Taylor , Lyles ) 2018: United States (Harrison , Schwartz , Kratz , Williams ) 2021: South Africa (Xhotyen , Dambile , Moleyane , Richardson ) 2022: Japan (Ikeshita , Fujiwara , Tateno , Yanagita ) 2024: Jamaica (Witter , Card , Wade , Daley )
1986 : United States (Campbell , Rish , Waddle , Reed , Carter *) 1988 : United States (Carr , Nelloms , Williams , Carrington ) 1990 : United States (Mills , Samuels , Harris , Nelloms ) 1992 : United States (Porter , Mallard , Nichols , Minor ) 1994 : United States (Johnson , Wheeler , Campbell , Clay , Harrison *) 1996 : United States (Johnson , Davis , Martin , Moore ) 1998 : Australia (McFarlane , Batman , Thom , Vincent , Barnwell *) 2000 : Jamaica (Clarke , Sappleton , Coley , Simpson , Barrett *) 2002 : United States (Ferguson , Williamson , Collins , Fortenberry , Jackson *) 2004 : United States (Johnson , Merritt , Craig , Clement , Hinnant *, Ramirez *) 2006 : United States (Summers , Oliver , Nellum , Carter , Smith Jr. *, Lockhart *) 2008 : United States (Boyd , Miller , Wilder , Anderson , Bailey *, Taylor *) 2010 : United States (Mance , Nolan , Verburg , Berry , Heriot *, Edmonds *) 2012 : United States (Downing , Bailey , Okezie , Hall , Futch *) 2014 : United States (Lyles , Brown , Morgan , Cherry , Parish *) 2016 : United States (Allison , Cogdell , Montgomery , London ) 2018 : Italy (Gjetja , Romani , Sibilio , Scotti , Benati *) 2021 : Botswana (Kebinatshipi , Pesela , Masede , Majama , Gabanatlhong *) 2022 : United States (McElroy , Schwartzman , Bartholomew , Sumner , Blackwood *, Williams *) 2024 : United States (Davis , Donaldson , Rhodes , Njie , Buckmiller *, Clement II *)
1999: United States (Lott , Sears , Walton , McCann ) 2001: Poland (Kaska , Zrada , Kędzia , Grzegorczyk ) 2003: United States (Cooper , Grant , Charles , Goodman ) 2005: United States (Green , Mays , Chandy , Nellum ) 2007: United States (Sweeney , Gilstrap , Wynne , Fortson ) 2009: United States (Hepburn , Brock , Dukes , Mance ) 2011: United States (Darby , Bailey , Glass , Hall ) 2013: Jamaica (Williams , O'Hara , Williams , Manley )