Quincy Wilson, 16, becomes youngest male track athlete to represent US in Olympics

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Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old track and field star from the United States, announced on social media that he’s heading to the Olympics. 

By becoming a part of the 4x400-meter relay team, Wilson will be the youngest track athlete to ever represent the U.S. in the Games. Jim Ryun (1964) and Erriyon Knighton, (2021), both at 17 years old, were previously the youngest American track athletes in the Olympics. 

"WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS #paris2024 #teamusa," Wilson posted on Instagram Saturday. 

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Quincy Wilson looks on after competing in the men's 400-meter semifinal at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Track & Field at Hayward Field on June 23, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The team has not been officially announced, but Wilson’s coach, Joe Lee, told USA Today on Sunday that "the call came directly to me from USA Track & Field."

"I called Quincy afterwards with the good news," Lee continued. 

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Wilson, who stars for Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., was turning heads during the U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon as he not only set the world record for under-18 runners in the 400-meter, but he beat his record time that same weekend. 

Wilson broke Justin Robinson’s 44.84-second record in the 400 with a 44.66 time on June 21. Then, during the 400-meter semifinals, Wilson broke his own mark at 44.59 on June 23.

Quincy Wilson competes in the first round of the men's 400-meter dash at