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Quincy Hall

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Quincy Hall
Hall at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Born (1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 26)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
EducationUniversity of South Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
ClubNike
Adidas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 43.40 (Paris, 2024)
400 m hurdles: 48.10 (Eugene, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 400 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 400 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4 × 400 mixed relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Querétaro 400 m hurdles
Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Trujilo 400 m hurdles

Quincy Hall (born July 31, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres and 400 m hurdles.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres event.

Early life

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From Kansas City, Missouri, Hall participated in track, football and wrestling at Raytown South High School.[3] He is the son of Milton and Iecia Hall, has a brother, Milton, and a sister, Breanna, both of whom also ran track.[4] Hall is a 2016 state champion in the 400 meters where he set a Missouri State High School Activities Association MSHSAA state record in 46.82 s.[5]

Hall also attended the College of the Sequoias in California. In 2017, he was the California Community College Athletic Association champion in the 4 × 400 m relay, 400 m and 400 m hurdles leading the team to a state title at 2017 CCCAA State Track and Field Championships.[6][7]

Quincy Hall earned 7 California Community College Athletic Association National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honors.[8]

Career

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In 2017, competing at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, held in Peru, Hall won the 400 m hurdles in a new personal best time, and a new championship record time, 49.02 seconds. He set a new meet record at the 2017 Stanford Invitational race over 400 m, of 45.32. In 2018, he won at the Stanford Invitational again, this time over 400 m hurdles.[9][10]

A student at the University of South Carolina, Hall achieved success in 2019, winning the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 400 m hurdles.[11] That year, he also won the NACAC U23 Championship in the 400 m hurdles.[12]

At the 2022 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Hall lowered his 400 m hurdles personal best time to 48.10s.[13] At the 2022 NACAC Championships, he won gold in the inaugural mixed 4 × 400 relay contested at the event.[14] He was also a member of the triumphant men's 4 × 400 m relay team at the event.[15]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, Hall reached the final of the 400 m competition with the fourth fastest time. In the final, he ran a new personal best time of 44.41s to finish third.[16][17]

Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hall ran a personal best time of 44.37 to win a bronze medal in the 400 metres final.[18][19]

Hall won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on June 2, 2024.[20] On July 12, 2024, he ran a world-leading and personal best time of 43.80 at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[21]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Hall came from behind to win gold in the 400 m, in 43.40 seconds.[22][23] His sprint is the fifth-fastest all-time, making him the fourth-fastest person in the 400m event in history, across all competitions.[24]

In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[25] He dropped out from Grand Slam Track in April 2025 and was replaced by Steven Gardiner.[26] He opened his season instead at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025, placing eighth.[27] Later that month, he ran 44.90 seconds to finish third behind Jacory Patterson in the 400 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the 2025 Diamond League.[28] He was the winner of the 400 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025.[29]

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
2023 2023 World Championships National Athletics Centre 3rd 400 m 44.37
1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.31 WL
2024 2024 Summer Olympics Stade de France 1st 400 m 43.40

Track records

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As of 16 September 2024, Hall holds the following track records for 400 metres.

Location Time Date Notes
Fayetteville, Ark. 44.60 11/05/2019
Saint-Denis, Paris 43.40 07/08/2024
Xiamen 44.38 02/09/2023 Track record shared with Kirani James
of Grenada from the same race.

Personal life

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Hall is the son of Milton and Iecia Hall. He has a brother, Milton, and a sister, Breanna. He also has a half-brother, Jaylin Hall, a sister named Corinthia Hall, and a half-brother, Langston Hall. His daughter, A’Lani Hall, was born in October 2021.[30]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "HALL Quincy | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Quincy Hall". World Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Quincy Hall profile South Carolina Gamecocks
  4. ^ "Former Raytown South star Quincy Hall wins NCAA championship in hurdles". Kansascity.com. June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Quincy Hall Raytown South High School 2016 Athletic.net
  6. ^ Yang, Vongni. "COS sprinter Quincy Hall has Olympic aspirations". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ CCCAA California State Championships results May 18-19, 2018 - Bakersfield College TFRRS
  8. ^ Quincy Hall COS results
  9. ^ "QUINCY HALL MAKES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT, WINNING 400-METER HURDLES AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL". Runnerspace.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "COS sprinter Quincy Hall has Olympic aspirations". visaliatomesdelta.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "NCAA track: Raytown South grad Quincy Hall wins 400 hurdles". Kansas City Star. June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hall Named to The Bowerman Mid Indoor Season List". si.com. February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Scully, Kevin (May 29, 2022). "Quincy Hall Runs Personal Best In 400m Hurdles". flotrack. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, SHERICKA JACKSON SHINE AT NACAC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, WITH AMERICANS ADDING 11 MORE GOLD MEDALS". Runnerspace.com. August 21, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Highlights From The NACAC Championships in Freeport Bahamas". jamsixty. August 26, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Men's 400m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event". The Hamilton Spectator. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  19. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  20. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  21. ^ "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024 live updates". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold on line by Hall in 400m thriller". Guardian. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Men's 400m".
  25. ^ "Grand Slam Track League Signs Quincy Hall and Matthew Hudson-Smith". FloTrack. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  26. ^ Gault, Jonathan (April 30, 2025). "Why Olympic 400m Champion Quincy Hall Backed Out of Grand Slam Track & Why Grant Holloway Didn't Do It In The First Place". Lets Run. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  27. ^ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  28. ^ "Chebet storms to second on world 3000m all-time list with 8:11.56 in Rabat". World Athletics. May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  29. ^ "Chebet goes No.2 all time with 14:03.69 5000m in Rome". World Athletics. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  30. ^ "Quincy Hall". usatf.org. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  31. ^ "McLaughlin-Levrone, Hall, and Russell honored with USATF Wing Awards presented by Greater Orlando Sports Commission". USATF. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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