Milton Campbell (born May 15, 1976) is a former track and field athlete from the United States who mainly competes in the 400 metres.

Milton Campbell
Personal information
BornMay 15, 1976 (1976-05-15) (age 48)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Maebashi 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lisbon 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 4x400 m relay

His success comes during the indoor season. At the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships he set a world record of 3:02.83m over 4 x 400 metres relay together with Andre Morris, Dameon Johnson and Deon Minor.

Campbell won the American Indoor Championships over 400 metres in 2004 and 2006.

Campbell is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He was a junior state, regional, and national champion runner with Quicksilver Track Club from Atlanta. In junior track, Campbell was as dominant in the 1500 meters as he was in the 800 and 400 meters. In college, he competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team.[1]

Campbell was a state champion in the 400 and 800 meters for Douglass High School of northwest Atlanta in Georgia's then-largest division, 4A.

Personal bests

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   United States
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.32
1999 World Indoor Championships[2] Maebashi, Japan 2nd 400 metres 45.99
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.83 WR
2001 World Indoor Championships[3] Lisboa, Portugal 2nd 400 metres 46.45
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2004 World Indoor Championships[4] Budapest, Hungary 5th 400 metres 46.74
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 400 metres 46.15
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.24

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 4x400 Earns Second-Team All-America Honors". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "IAAF News - Event Index". Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Men 400m World Indoor Championship Budapest (HUN) 2004 - Saturday 06.03".
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