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Deon Minor

Deon Minor
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 4×400 m relay

Deon Minor (born January 22, 1973) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meter dash. He won two consecutive gold medals in the relay at the IAAF World Indoor Championships from 1997 to 1999, setting a world record mark of 3:02.83 minutes in the latter competition.

Minor grew up in Paris, Texas and his first international success came in 1991 when he won the 400 m title at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. He chose to attend Baylor University in 1992 on an athletic scholarship in the knowledge of the athletic programs strength in the 400 m under coach Clyde Hart. During his time at the college he earned 14 All-American honours and won four NCAA titles.

He was the 400 m NCAA Indoor champion in 1992 and 1995. He twice shared in the NCAA 4×400-meter relay title with his Baylor teammates, winning indoors in 1992 and outdoors in 1995. He set a personal record of 44.75 seconds in Austin, Texas in June 1992 and went on to take the world junior title in Seoul later that year, winning the 400 m at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics.


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