Jon Drummond
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 American
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| Born |
September 9, 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Residence | Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
| College team | Texas Christian University |
| Club | Nike |
| Coached by | Darrell Smith |
Jonathan "Jon" A. Drummond (born September 9, 1968) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond is known for being among the world’s best starters. He is also well known for what could be called showmanship or taunting depending on one's perspective. Drummond has been called the "Clown Prince" of Track and Field.
His "showmanship" was visible with his membership in the HSI enclave, along with training partners Maurice Greene and Ato Boldon.
In 1991, Drummond won the 200 m at the World University Games. At the 1993 World Championships, Drummond ran the opening leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal and equalled the world record of 37.40. At the 1995 World Championships, he ran the second leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which did not finish its heat after Drummond and Tony McCall failed to complete their pass.
Drummond was the opening leg of the silver medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and reached the semi-finals of 100 m. In 1997, Drummond won his only US National Championships title in 200 m and at the World Championships, Drummond was seventh in 200 m. In 1999, Drummond suffered a third case of spinal meningitis but managed to recover to run the opening leg in a gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1999 World Championships.
At the Sydney Olympics, Drummond was fifth in 100 m and ran again the opening leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. At the 2001 World Championships, Drummond was again selected to run the first leg in relay, but suffered a torn right quadriceps halfway to passing the baton to Mickey Grimes in the first round and did not run in the final. He did however complete the pass to Grimes in first place allowing the team to continue onto the finals.
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