Kahmari Montgomery

Kahmari Montgomery (born August 16, 1997) is an American track and field sprinter specializing in the 400 m for Nike.

In early 2018 he ran a 43.38 s relay split, one of the fastest of all time, setting a school record and bringing the Houston Cougars to their first victory in the event at the Penn Relays.

College As a freshman competing for the Missouri Tigers in 2016, Montgomery won the indoor 400 m in 45.78 s and outdoor 400 m in 45.13 s to become a two time Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion. He made the semi-finals at both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division I Championships, placing 11th and 9th respectively in the 400 m, and earned a silver medal at the USA Junior Championships. In February at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational he anchored Houston to victory in the relay with a world leading 3:01.51, the fourth fastest indoor performance of all time, and an indoor world record pending ratification. While not the fastest time achieved over the distance indoors, other faster times had not been ratified for various technical reasons. On February 26, 2020, Houston's indoor world record was ratified by World Athletics. Montgomery himself split 44.45 s, the third fastest indoor 400 m split of all time, to barely finish ahead of Texas A&M Aggie Devin Dixon, who recorded the fastest 400 m split of all time in 44.24 s. Two weeks later at the AAC Indoor Championships Montgomery repeated as 400 m champion with a world leading 45.04 s clocking. After the regional championships he was named co-athlete of the year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in the south-central region, shared with Devin Dixon. He wrapped up his indoor season with second place in the 400 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in 45.03 s, a new indoor personal best, and the 4 × 400 m relay title.

Statistics Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests Surface Event Time Venue Date NotesOutdoor 400 m 44.23 Austin, Texas, USA June 7, 2019 400 m (relay split) 43.38 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA April 28, 2018 2017 Universiade 2nd 4×400 m relay 3:06.38 Taipei, Taiwan 2018 Athletics World Cup 1st 4×400 m relay 2:59.78 London, England NACAC Championships 1st 4×400 m relay 3:00.60 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Circuit wins Diamond League (400 m) Doha: 2020

National championships results +Representing the Missouri Tigers (2016–2017), the Houston Cougars (2018–2019), and Nike (2019–2021) Year Competition Position Event Time Venue Notes2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 11th 400 m 46.78 Birmingham, Alabama NCAA Division I Championships 9th 400 m 45.81 Eugene, Oregon USA Junior Championships 3rd (semis) 200 m 20.80 Clovis, California (+0.8 m/s wind) , 2nd 400 m 45.64 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 4th 400 m 45.24 College Station, Texas Indoor 13th 4×400 m relay 3:08.86 NCAA Division I Championships 7th 400 m 45.75 Eugene, Oregon 5th 4×400 m relay 3:04.03 USA Championships 1st 400 m 44.58 Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 4×400 m relay 3:00.07 2019 USA Championships 13th 400 m 45.91 Des Moines, Iowa 2021 US Olympic Trials 17th 400 m 45.85 Eugene, Oregon NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

Seasonal bests

+400 m Year Time Venue Notes 2014 46.82 Charleston, Illinois, USA 2015 46.24 Charleston, Illinois, USA 2016 45.13 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA 2017 46.57 Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA Indoor 2018 44.58 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 2019 44.23 Austin, Texas, USA 2020 45.50 Fehérvár, Hungary 2021 45.39 Miramar, Florida, US

+200 m Year Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes 2013 22.18 Joliet, Illinois, USA No wind information 2014 21.25 -0.2 Charleston, Illinois, USA 2015 20.96 +1.8 Charleston, Illinois, USA 2016 20.80 +0.8 Clovis, California, USA 2017 21.21 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Indoor 2018 20.48 -0.4 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2019 20.32 +2.4 Wichita, Kansas, USA Wind-assisted 20.35 +1.6 Sacramento, California, USA 2020 21.32 Houston, Texas, USA Indoor 20.86 +3.2 Prairie View, Texas, USA Wind-assisted 2021 20.65 +1.4 Austin, Texas, USA