Jeremy Wariner, the notorious sunglasses-wearing athlete out of Irvine, Texas, has a lengthy list of accomplishments. At just 23 years old, Wariner has picked up the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic 400m…
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Jeremy Wariner, the notorious sunglasses-wearing athlete out of Irvine, Texas, has a lengthy list of accomplishments. At just 23 years old, Wariner has picked up the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic 400m and 4x400m relay; was a two-time USA Outdoor champion in 2004 and 2005; was the Indoor and Outdoor champion for the NCAA in 2004; and was the Jesse Owens Award winner in 2006. And he’s just getting started.
Among the dangling medals from his neck dwelled the impressive reality that he was the first Caucasian man to win an Olympic gold in the 400m since 1980, and the first white American man to win a medal of any kind in the sprints since 1964.
Wariner’s personal bests continue to climb and track his continuing improvement. In 2006, Wariner ran a personal best of 43.62 seconds at the Golden Gala Meet in Rome and won his sixth of out of six Golden League events in the same season. During the World Championships in Osaka in August, Wariner took the 400m race in 43.45 seconds – his improvement ranking him the fifth-fastest runner of the 400m of all time.
Wariner has since returned to Texas to attend Baylor University in Waco and train under Clyde Hart, the former coach of Michael Johnson.
God Bless this Day!
Thought Flotrack would never have it. Woot!!
Aw dang... thats harsh..
Skipping on an interview like that.. thats some BS thinking JW. wannabee!!!
jk..;)
“43.45 or not, doesn't make a difference in how you're allowed to treat people, even though it's debatable whether that was a diss or not.”
“diss?... wait a sec. he didn't diss him- he dont have to answer everything. if he said "f-off im talking to him mother&^?!£$"... then he'd have dissed him lol. anyway when you've run 43.45 you can diss who you like. he's still the king of 400. this is just a blip (err... again). wait till 2010 after a hard winter with clyde he'll be back on top- owning merritt like its 2006!”
“Wariner talks to the European reporters because they are for more informed and intelligent, and polite than the US TV reporters, and the near amateurish US web reporters. (Sorry flotrack, LR etc., but you guys are like fanzines, not real news outlets. We love you, but you haven't really studied how to interview well).
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"Informed"? Both Ryan and Mark are very dedicated and knowledgable to track and field. Please, tell me how they are less "Informed" than European sports reporters.
"Intelligent?" While Flotrack may be less formal and less professional than some reporters, therein lies its beauty. I enjoy watching Flotrack because they have fun interviewing and share a personal relationship with a lot of the runners. Watching a formal interview where the reporter has a stick in his ass is so much less enjoyable for the viewer and the athlete.
"Polite?" Throughout watching the interviews from the World Champs, Mark and Ryan have both been very polite. They always let other reporters talk first and are nice and genuine towards the athletes.
Maybe Flotrack could clean up a little bit, but it's perfectly fine where it's at now.
on the subject of interviewing: I love Flotrack and the 2 main guys are great. Kudos. Total respect and enjoy what you are doing for track and field. That said, please, please, work harder on refining your interview methods. For one, try to be a little more thought out and structured with your inquiries -you can still do the open dialogue thing, but try to keep things more focused and concise - particularly when it's between rounds!! Don't overburden worried and out of breath athletes between the rounds with too many questions.
Also, everyone is different. Wariner is a highly talented, highly productive, highly successful, and actually a very kind individual. It is easier for some to interview after defeat, others need more of a break after a race, and the current system doesn't allow for that...like time to even meet with your coach, understand what happened, get your thoughts together.
There are tons of people who don't do well in front of a camera often.
It doesn't mean you are an ahole, it just means that you are your own person.
Wariner will be back. He has lots of years of greatness ahead of him.
Right now we are fortunate to have two great athletes in the 400 that the rest of the world are chasing.
“diss?... wait a sec. he didn't diss him- he dont have to answer everything. if he said "f-off im talking to him mother&^?!£$"... then he'd have dissed him lol. anyway when you've run 43.45 you can diss who you like. he's still the king of 400. this is just a blip (err... again). wait till 2010 after a hard winter with clyde he'll be back on top- owning merritt like its 2006!”
guess thats what you get for racial profiling Rashid Ramzi on the steroid allegations.
As far as athletics goes, you'd need more power to do what you want to do. You are not an attractive representative for the USA.
I'd prefer you not run the 4x400 for the USA.
Solita, 51.6 400m, from during the 80's.
Also, I'm obviously not your coach, so I don't mean any offense, but in the race vid, coming down the final straight, it looks like you're not recruiting as much power from your hips/core as you could. Just saying.
The rivalry between you and Merritt is great for U.S. track, so I hope you'll keep bringing it.