Fred Kerley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fred Kerley
Occupation	Athlete
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1995(1995-05-07)
Age	29
Birthplace	Taylor
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Taurus

Fred Kerley Biography

Fred Kerley is one of the most popular and richest Athlete who was born on May 7, 1995 in Taylor, Texas, United States. Fredrick Lee Kerley (born May 7 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters for Nike. Over 400 meters, he is the champion in 2018 on the elite Diamond League circuit, and twice the American champion, having taken the title in 2017 and 2019. Fred recorded his personal record at the 2019 USA Championships, finishing in 43.64 seconds. That makes his the 8th fastest person in the world over 400m.

Just a few weeks later, in July 2017, the athlete took home the 400-meter race at the USA Championships in 44.03 seconds and qualified him to represent America. United States in the both the 400 m race and the relay of 4 x 400 meters in the World Championships in Athletics. In his first heat after winning,, he placed third in his semi-final, but was able to make it to the final in time. In the final, he could not replicate the performance he had earlier in the year, but he finished seventh with a time of 45.23 minutes. He returned the next day to assist the USA make it to the finals of the relay. Then, just a few days after that, he was awarded the silver medal, which was tucked just behind Trinidad and Tobago.

In 2018, Fred Kerley came off an injury to win the Diamond League trophy in the men’s 400 meters.

After Kerley made the move to professional football in 2017, Kerley joined the club ALTIS located in Phoenix, Arizona, and training there under the guidance by Kevin Tyler for the 2018 season. However, in 2019 , he went back home to Texas A&M to train under his former coach Alleyne Francique. He said to Track & Field News “I believe in him so much that I had to come back to train with him.”

Fred Kerley Net Worth

Fred Kerley is one of the richest Athlete from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Kerley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kerley was a student at Taylor High School and his youth team was the College Station Sprinters in College Station, Texas. In the following years, he was a student at South Plains College from 2013 until 2015 before moving onto Texas A&M.

In the year 2016, Fred Kerley tried out for the Olympic team in the USA Olympic Trials. He was not able to get into the heat However, he did go on representing his country in the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships, where he led the 4 x 100m relay team to win gold.

In March 2017, he won the 400 m at the NCAA Division I Championships in a world leading time of 44.85 s, one of the top ten fastest indoor times ever. He joined his younger brother Mylik Kerley as he anchored the Aggies to a come from behind victory in the 4 × 400 m relay. The two first place finishes contributed 20 points to the team, helping bring Texas A&M to their first ever team victory at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, run on their home track. In May, Kerley ran 44.09 s, just 0.09 s off the NCAA record, while easing to the finish line at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships in Columbia, South Carolina. A few weeks later Kerley set the NCAA record in the men’s 400 m at the 2017 NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 43.70 s, taking three-tenths of a second off the 44.00 record by Olympic champion Quincy Watts, set almost 25 years earlier. Kerley had met Watts just before the race. He concluded his amateur career to win the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships in June.

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Who is Fred Kerley Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Kerley celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

Is Usain Bolt or Fred Kerley faster?

Kerley is fast, and while not as fast as Bolt’s best times , he seems poised to challenge Tyson Gay’s 13-year-old American record of 9.69 in a competition without exhausting rounds. At the very least, Kerley has earned the title of world’s fastest human; at the very most, he has the potential to earn much more.

What happened to Fred Kerley in the 200m?

Kerley suffered the muscle injury in the semi-finals of the men’s 200m on Tuesday night after he entered the home straight and felt uncomfortable. After the race, the American told reporters that he suffered “just a cramp” and would have been OK to compete later this week.

Where did Fred Kerley grow up?

Hometown: Morgan City, La. Personal: Son of Ricky and Virginia Kerley… Two brothers and two sisters…

What college did Fred Kerley go to?

South Plains College

Who runs the fastest in the world?

He is the fastest runner on the planet, setting the world record for the shortest 100m sprint time of 9.58 seconds. Usain Bolt has a long list of accomplishments and records to his name.