Wallace Spearmon

Personal life

Spearmon's father, Wallace Spearmon Sr., was also a sprinter. He was the 1987 bronze medalist in the 200 meters at the Pan American Games.

He has spoken publicly about his friendship with fellow sprinter Usain Bolt.

On an April 2011 episode of MythBusters, he worked with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to investigate the possibility of a human running on water. In May 2013 he returned to the show to race 30 ft against a race car.

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Venue Date 60 meters 6.66 Fayetteville, United States February 11, 2012 100 meters 9.96 Shanghai, China September 28, 2007 200 meters 19.65 Daegu, South Korea September 28, 2006 200 meters (indoors) 20.10 World U-23 Record Fayetteville, United States March 11, 2005 300 meters (indoors) 31.88 Former WR Fayetteville, United States February 10, 2006 400 meters 45.22 Paris, France July 8, 2006 All information taken from IAAF profile.

As of August 2024, Spearmon holds four track records for 200 metres including Arlington, United States (19.95, March 2012), Carson (19.91, May 2007), Rieti, Italy (19.85, August 2010) and Split, Croatia (19.95, September 2010).