American track star Quincy Wilson was on top of the world over the weekend as he collected a gold medal when Team USA won the 4×400 metres relay at the Paris Olympics.
Wilson competed in the Olympic trials on a team with Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Christopher Bailey and helped them reach the final of the event. Norwood, Deadmon, Bailey and Rai Benjamin eventually won the gold medal, defeating Botswana and Great Britain and setting an Olympic record.
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Quincy Wilson, 16, of the United States runs the first leg of the first round of heat 1 of the men's 4x400m relay during the athletics competition at Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 9, 2024 in Paris. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
Wilson celebrated the gold medal on social media, but immediately lamented that her time in Paris and her summer vacation were coming to an end. She needs to get back to the books.
“Wow, I actually managed to go to school in two and a half weeks,” X wrote with a broken heart emoji.
Wilson is just 16 years old and represents the future of men's athletics.
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Quincy Wilson competes in the men's 400 meters final on day four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
She burst onto the scene last year at the USA Track and Field Under-20 Championships, finishing fourth in the 400 meters in 46.12.
At this year's Olympic trials, he finished sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 44.94. He even outscored Deadmon at the Holloway Pro Classic in Florida last month.
Quincy Wilson of Team USA looks on after competing in the first round of the Men's 4x400m Relay on day fourteen of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France on August 9, 2024 in Paris. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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He will return to Bullis High School in Maryland and work toward further success at the country's major track and field events.
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