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Quincy Hall

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Quincy Hall
Hall at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Born (1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 26)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
EducationUniversity of South Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
ClubNike
Adidas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 43.40 (Paris, 2024)
400 m hurdles: 48.10 (Eugene, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 400 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 400 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 4 × 400 mixed relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Querétaro 400 m hurdles
Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Trujilo 400 m hurdles

Quincy Hall (born July 31, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres and 400 m hurdles.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres event.

Early life

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From Kansas City, Missouri, Hall participated in track, football and wrestling at Raytown South High School.[3] He is the son of Milton and Iecia Hall, has a brother, Milton, and a sister, Breanna, both of whom also ran track.[4] Hall is a 2016 state champion in the 400 meters where he set a Missouri State High School Activities Association MSHSAA state record in 46.82 s.[5]

Hall also attended the College of the Sequoias in California. In 2017, he was the California Community College Athletic Association champion in the 4 × 400 m relay, 400 m and 400 m hurdles leading the team to a state title at 2017 CCCAA State Track and Field Championships.[6][7]

Quincy Hall earned 7 California Community College Athletic Association National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honors.[8]

Career

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In 2017, competing at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, held in Peru, Hall won the 400 m hurdles in a new personal best time, and a new championship record time, 49.02 seconds. He set a new meet record at the 2017 Stanford Invitational race over 400 m, of 45.32. In 2018, he won at the Stanford Invitational again, this time over 400 m hurdles.[9][10]

A student at the University of South Carolina, Hall achieved success in 2019, winning the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 400 m hurdles.[11] That year, he also won the NACAC U23 Championship in the 400 m hurdles.[12]

At the 2022 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Hall lowered his 400 m hurdles personal best time to 48.10s.[13] At the 2022 NACAC Championships, he won gold in the inaugural mixed 4 × 400 relay contested at the event.[14] He was also a member of the triumphant men's 4 × 400 m relay team at the event.[15]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, Hall reached the final of the 400 m competition with the fourth fastest time. In the final, he ran a new personal best time of 44.41s to finish third.[16][17]

Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hall ran a personal best time of 44.37 to win a bronze medal in the 400 metres final.[18][19]

Hall won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on June 2, 2024.[20] On July 12, 2024, he ran a world-leading and personal best time of 43.80 at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[21]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Hall came from behind to win gold in the 400 m, in 43.40 seconds.[22][23] His sprint is the fifth-fastest all-time, making him the fourth-fastest person in the 400m event in history, across all competitions.[24]

In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[25] He dropped out from Grand Slam Track in April 2025 and was replaced by Steven Gardiner. [26]

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
2023 2023 World Championships National Athletics Centre 3rd 400 m 44.37
1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.31 WL
2024 2024 Summer Olympics Stade de France 1st 400 m 43.40

Track records

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As of 16 September 2024, Hall holds the following track records for 400 metres.

Location Time Date Notes
Fayetteville, Ark. 44.60 11/05/2019
Saint-Denis, Paris 43.40 07/08/2024
Xiamen 44.38 02/09/2023 Track record shared with Kirani James
of Grenada from the same race.

Personal life

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Hall is the son of Milton and Iecia Hall. He has a brother, Milton, and a sister, Breanna. He also has a half-brother, Jaylin Hall, a sister named Corinthia Hall, and a half-brother, Langston Hall. His daughter, A’Lani Hall, was born in October 2021.[27]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "HALL Quincy | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Quincy Hall". World Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Quincy Hall profile South Carolina Gamecocks
  4. ^ "Former Raytown South star Quincy Hall wins NCAA championship in hurdles". Kansascity.com. June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Quincy Hall Raytown South High School 2016 Athletic.net
  6. ^ Yang, Vongni. "COS sprinter Quincy Hall has Olympic aspirations". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ CCCAA California State Championships results May 18-19, 2018 - Bakersfield College TFRRS
  8. ^ Quincy Hall COS results
  9. ^ "QUINCY HALL MAKES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT, WINNING 400-METER HURDLES AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL". Runnerspace.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "COS sprinter Quincy Hall has Olympic aspirations". visaliatomesdelta.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "NCAA track: Raytown South grad Quincy Hall wins 400 hurdles". Kansas City Star. June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hall Named to The Bowerman Mid Indoor Season List". si.com. February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Scully, Kevin (May 29, 2022). "Quincy Hall Runs Personal Best In 400m Hurdles". flotrack. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, SHERICKA JACKSON SHINE AT NACAC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, WITH AMERICANS ADDING 11 MORE GOLD MEDALS". Runnerspace.com. August 21, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Highlights From The NACAC Championships in Freeport Bahamas". jamsixty. August 26, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Men's 400m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event". The Hamilton Spectator. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  19. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  20. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  21. ^ "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024 live updates". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold on line by Hall in 400m thriller". Guardian. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Men's 400m".
  25. ^ "Grand Slam Track League Signs Quincy Hall and Matthew Hudson-Smith". FloTrack. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  27. ^ "Quincy Hall". usatf.org. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  28. ^ "McLaughlin-Levrone, Hall, and Russell honored with USATF Wing Awards presented by Greater Orlando Sports Commission". USATF. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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