DaBryan Blanton

DaBryan Blanton
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1984-07-03) July 3, 1984 Forney, Texas
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	Oklahoma Sooners
Club	Nike
Coached by	Shanon Atkinson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.07 (Lincoln 2003) 200 m: 20.37 (Austin 2001)

DaBryan Blanton (born July 3, 1984) is an American sprint athlete. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he was a three-time Big 12 champion in the 100 metres,^[1] until 2005, when he decided to sign a professional contract with Nike.^[2]

In his freshman season at Oklahoma, while still a junior athlete by IAAF standards, Blanton ran a 10.07 in the 100 metres, which at the time tied Stanley Floyd's American Junior Record.

A native of Forney, Texas, Blanton also played football in high school, and was ranked the No. 47 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com.^[3]

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Records
Preceded by Clinton Davis	Boys' World Youth Best Holder, 200 metres 12 May 2001 – 5 April 2003	Succeeded by Usain Bolt

US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: Charles Seitz 1907: James O'Connell 1908: Robert Cloughan 1909: R W Gill 1910: Robert Cloughan 1911: Alvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Alvah Meyer 1915: Irvin Howe 1916–17: Jo Loomis 1918: William Genzenmueller 1919–20: Loren Murchison 1921: Ward Conway 1922–24: Loren Murchison 1925: Cecil Coaffee 1926: Chester Bowman 1927–28: Karl Wildermuth 1929: James Daley 1930: Chester Bowman 1931: Ira Singer 1932: Emmett Toppino 1933–34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937–38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: Mozelle Ellerbe 1941: Herbert Thompson 1942: Barney Ewell 1943: Herbert Thompson 1944: Ed Conwell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946: Tom Carey 1947–48:Ed Conwell 1949: Bill Dwyer 1950: Andy Stanfield 1951: Ed Conwell 1952: John O'Connell 1953-56: John Haines 1957: Ira Murchison 1958: Ed Collymore 1959–60: Paul Winder 1961–62: Frank Budd 1963: Sam Perry 1964: Bob Hayes 1965: Sam Perry 1966–68: Bill Gaines 1969–70: Charles Greene 1971: Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: Del Meriwether 1973: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: Herb Washington 1975: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: Houston McTear 1979: Steve Riddick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Curtis Dickey 1981: Stanley Floyd 1982: Ron Brown 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Emmit King 1985: Albert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: Lee McRae 1987: Lee McRae 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Brian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Michael Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010–11: Michael Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014–16: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker 2018: Christian Coleman
Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.

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