Quincy Wilson Earns Gold In 4x400 Relay At U20 World Championships
8/9/2026 5:53:00 PM | Track & Field
EUGENE, OR – Incoming Maryland freshman Quincy Wilson capped off a strong performance for Team USA on Sunday afternoon as part of the winning 4x400 meter relay team that took Gold. Wilson led off the relay squad with a split of 45.78 seconds as the United States won with a total time of 3 minutes, 1.39 seconds at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. That mark was the best in the world this year at the U20 level.
It was the second medal of the week for Wilson who took Silver on Friday night, his first individual world medal, in the 400 meters final with a time of 44.62 seconds which was a season best.
Wilson advanced to the finals after winning his heat with the second fastest time of the opening round at 45.74 seconds. He then cruised through the semifinals on Thursday with the top time of 45.02 seconds.
He has become one of the most well-known U.S. track and field athletes. In 2024, Wilson was named the USATF Youth Athlete of the Year. Wilson became the youngest track and field male Olympian in United States history when he was a member of the 4x400 meter relay pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he earned a gold medal.
Wilson had his breakout year in indoor and outdoor track and field in 2023. In March, he claimed the New Balance Nationals indoor 400-meter title in Boston with 46.67 seconds. He followed this with a second-place finish at the New Balance Nationals outdoor 400 meters in June. Wilson owns a 44.10 personal best in the 400 meters, an improvement on his previous 44.20 record from 2024. That time is the U.S. high school record, the Under 18 world record, and the second-fastest ever by a Under 20 athlete. He finished the 2025 outdoor season tied for seventh-fastest in the world and defended his indoor and outdoor 400 meters national titles at New Balance Nationals.
The 2024 indoor season showcased Wilson's extraordinary talent. In January, he nearly broke the national high school record in the 500-meters with 1:01.27 at the VA Showcase. February saw him set multiple marks, including the second-fastest all-time high school boys' 600-meter at 1:17.36 at the Millrose Games. In March, he defended his New Balance Nationals indoor title with a national record of 45.76 seconds in the 400-meter and helped Bullis School set a national record in the 4x400-meter relay.
Wilson's 2024 outdoor season brought even more achievements. His Penn Relays performance included a blazing 44.37-second split. At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, he set under-18 world bests in both preliminaries (44.66) and semifinals (44.59), finishing sixth in the final. In July, he improved his under-18 world best to 44.20 seconds at the Holloway Pro Classic.
His senior year saw him anchor the Bullis squad to the championship title in the 2026 Penn Relays High School Boys 4x400 Meter Championship of America Relay – the first time since 2007 that an American high school won the 4x400 championship title. He also took second in the 2026 US U20 Championship race where he clocked 44.84 in the 400 meters. That mark stands as the fourth-fastest time of the year among U20 quarter milers.
Wilson started competing nationally in 2022, when he won his fifth AAU Junior Olympic Games title. He also won the 400-meter final with a time of 47.77 seconds and came in second place in the 200-meter final, finishing with a time of 22.42 seconds.
In 2023, he made history as one of the youngest American athletes to sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) contract with a major sports brand.
It was the second medal of the week for Wilson who took Silver on Friday night, his first individual world medal, in the 400 meters final with a time of 44.62 seconds which was a season best.
Wilson advanced to the finals after winning his heat with the second fastest time of the opening round at 45.74 seconds. He then cruised through the semifinals on Thursday with the top time of 45.02 seconds.
He has become one of the most well-known U.S. track and field athletes. In 2024, Wilson was named the USATF Youth Athlete of the Year. Wilson became the youngest track and field male Olympian in United States history when he was a member of the 4x400 meter relay pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he earned a gold medal.
Wilson had his breakout year in indoor and outdoor track and field in 2023. In March, he claimed the New Balance Nationals indoor 400-meter title in Boston with 46.67 seconds. He followed this with a second-place finish at the New Balance Nationals outdoor 400 meters in June. Wilson owns a 44.10 personal best in the 400 meters, an improvement on his previous 44.20 record from 2024. That time is the U.S. high school record, the Under 18 world record, and the second-fastest ever by a Under 20 athlete. He finished the 2025 outdoor season tied for seventh-fastest in the world and defended his indoor and outdoor 400 meters national titles at New Balance Nationals.
The 2024 indoor season showcased Wilson's extraordinary talent. In January, he nearly broke the national high school record in the 500-meters with 1:01.27 at the VA Showcase. February saw him set multiple marks, including the second-fastest all-time high school boys' 600-meter at 1:17.36 at the Millrose Games. In March, he defended his New Balance Nationals indoor title with a national record of 45.76 seconds in the 400-meter and helped Bullis School set a national record in the 4x400-meter relay.
Wilson's 2024 outdoor season brought even more achievements. His Penn Relays performance included a blazing 44.37-second split. At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, he set under-18 world bests in both preliminaries (44.66) and semifinals (44.59), finishing sixth in the final. In July, he improved his under-18 world best to 44.20 seconds at the Holloway Pro Classic.
His senior year saw him anchor the Bullis squad to the championship title in the 2026 Penn Relays High School Boys 4x400 Meter Championship of America Relay – the first time since 2007 that an American high school won the 4x400 championship title. He also took second in the 2026 US U20 Championship race where he clocked 44.84 in the 400 meters. That mark stands as the fourth-fastest time of the year among U20 quarter milers.
Wilson started competing nationally in 2022, when he won his fifth AAU Junior Olympic Games title. He also won the 400-meter final with a time of 47.77 seconds and came in second place in the 200-meter final, finishing with a time of 22.42 seconds.
In 2023, he made history as one of the youngest American athletes to sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) contract with a major sports brand.
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