Johnny Dutch

Johnny Dutch (born January 20 1989) is an American athlete, specialising in the 400m hurdles.

Athletic career While attending Clayton High, Dutch was a nine-time state champion in both hurdle events. At the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Dutch won gold in the 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) and 400 m hurdles. He also won a silver medal in the 4x400 m relay.

Competing for the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team, Dutch won the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400 m hurdles.

At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Dutch finished 5th in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.52. At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles behind fellow American Jeshua Anderson.

At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Dutch finished second to Bershawn Jackson to earn a bid at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2009 World Championships, Dutch did not make it past the semifinals and finished 16th overall.

At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, Dutch won his first American title in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.93.

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