Sydney Michelle McLaughlin
Sydney Michelle McLaughlin

Sydney Michelle McLaughlin is a hurdler and sprinter born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States to Willie McLaughlin and Mary McLaughlin. Willie was a 1984 Olympic Trials 400-meter semifinalist while Mary was a high school runner and they met at Manhattan College in New York City, New York, USA.

An Evangelical Christian, Sydney is a member of the International Churches of Christ (ICOC). Her older brother Taylor McLaughlin and her older sister Morgan McLaughlin are also athletes and they have a younger brother named Ryan McLaughlin.

Sydney is 5'9" tall and her registered weight is 132 lbs. Here are 13 more things about her:

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  1. She lives in Dunellen, New Jersey. She played basketball and soccer when she was young. She went to Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
  2. In 2014, she finished first in 400-meter hurdles and second in 100-meter hurdles at the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA and second in 400-meter hurdles at the USA Track and Field (USATF) U20 Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
  3. In 2015, she finished first in 60-meter hurdles at the NSAF Indoor Nationals in New York City, in 400-meter hurdles at the NSAF Nationals in Greensboro and in 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. World Youth Trials in Lisle, Illinois, USA. She finished first in 400-meter hurdles at the 9th World Youth Championships in Athletics, which was held in Cali, Colombia from July 15-19, 2015.
  4. In 2016, she finished first in 400 meters at the NSAF Indoor Nationals in New York City, at the NSAF nationals in Greensboro and USATF Junior Championships in Clovis, North Carolina. She finished third in 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials for Track and Field, which was held in Eugene from July 1-10, 2016.
  5. Representing the U.S., she finished 16th in 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21, 2016. In November 2016, she signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA and compete for their track and field program.
  6. In 2017, she finished first both in 400 meters at the NSAF Indoor National in New York City and in 400-meter hurdles at the NSAF National in Greensboro. She finished sixth in 400-meter hurdles at the 2017 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, which was held in Sacramento, California, USA from June 22-25, 2017. As one of the Gatorade Track Athletes of the Year, she was featured on the cover of the July 12, 2017 issue of Sports Illustrated.
  7. She finished second in 400 meters, fourth in 200 meters and fifth in 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, which was held in College Station, Texas from March 9-10, 2018.
  8. She finished first in 400-meter hurdles and fourth in 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which was held in Eugene from June 6-9, 2018. After the event, she forfeited her eligibility to compete in college to turn professional.
  9. In October 2018, she signed a sponsorship deal with New Balance.
  10. She finished second in 400-meter hurdles at the 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa, USA from July 25-28, 2019.
  11. She finished second in 400-meter hurdles and first in 4x400-meter relay at the 2019 International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Athletics Championships, which was held in Doha, Qatar from September 27, 2019 to October 6, 2019.
  12. In 2020, she trained under Bob Kersee, the husband of six-time Olympic medalist heptathlete and long jumper Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
  13. She finished first in 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials for Track and Field, which was held in Eugene from June 18-27, 2021. She was 21 years old when she represented the U.S. at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. On August 4, 2021, she won gold in women's 400-meter hurdles.

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