Rivalry with Merritt Jeremy Wariner



wariner @ finish line of 400 m sprint finals, 2008 beijing summer olympics


in 2008 olympics, wariner qualified final time of 44.12 s, in run slowed down considerably in final fifty meters. led anticipation beat michael johnson s world record in final, instead took silver, losing lashawn merritt second. david neville came in third completing united states sweep of 400 m.


following disappointment silver medal @ olympics, wariner admitted had made mistake in sacking hart. apologized emeritus coach after johnson advised him new workout programme ford lacking in areas , took him on coach. emergence of merritt had left wariner second-best athlete first time in professional career.


in 2009 world championships, wariner won silver medal in 400 m, again finishing behind lashawn merritt, , gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay.








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