Kevin Young
Kevin Curtis Young (born September 16, 1966) is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Kevin Young, as an University of California, Los Angeles student, won the NCAA titles in 400 m hurdles in 1987 and 1988.
Young made his debut at the international scene by finishing second at the 1987 Pan-American Games. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Young finished fourth, just one place down of legendary Edwin Moses. At the 1991 World Championships, Young was again fourth.
In 1992, Young won his first US National Championships title and was unbeaten prior the Barcelona Olympics, which he won with a new amazing world record of 46.78. As of 2004, he still is the only person to run 400 m hurdles less than 47 seconds.
In 1993, Young won his second US National Championships title and had a 25 consecutive wins until he was beaten by Samuel Matete from Zambia just two weeks before 1993 World Championships. However in the World Championships final, Young again made a decisive move between hurdles 7 and 8, and held his lead until the finish, which he reached ahead of Matete by 0.42 seconds.
After that, Young continued to compete for another few years, but nowhere near the level of his 1992 and 1993 seasons.
