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Elija Godwin

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 25 Date of Birth: 7/1/1999

Athletics Information

Event: Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Devin West Agent: N/A

Residences

Hometown: Covington, GA High School: Newton High School College: University of Georgia

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World champion

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World Championships Bronze medallist

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World U20 Championships Silver medallist

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NCAA Indoor champion

Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Mixed 4x400m

World Athletics Championships

  • 2018 World Outdoor Championships, silver (4x400m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, sixth (400m)
  • 2018 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, bronze (400m)

Personal

Started running track in high school as conditioning for football...loves spaghetti and meatballs...Enjoys rapping...In May 2019, Godwin was impaled by a javelin while running sprints during practice prior to the 2019 SEC Outdoor Championships. 

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