Christopher Belcher
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Born | Sayville, New York, U.S. | January 29, 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running, track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | North Carolina A&T Aggies (2016, 2017) Monroe Mustangs (2014, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Nike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Duane Ross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.93 s (Eugene, 2017) 200 m: 20.01 s (Eugene, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Belcher (born January 29, 1994, in Sayville, New York) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. While in college he competed for the Monroe Mustangs and then the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He is currently sponsored by Nike.
In 2017 he competed at the World Championships in the 100 m, making it to the semi-finals. His personal best time in the 100 m is 9.93 seconds, set during the NCAA Division I Championships earlier that year.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Raised in Sayville, New York, Belcher attended Sayville High School. During his 3 varsity seasons, he won the state championship at the 55 m and was ranked 8th nationally. He also won the Division 1 100 m dash state championship race his junior year. Belcher also competed and won the high school 55 m dash at the 2013 Millrose Games.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]In 2013, Belcher signed with Monroe College; In his freshman year, he placed 3rd in the 100 m at the 2014 NJCAA Division I Championships behind Odean Skeen and Andre De Grasse.[2][3] In 2016, Belcher transferred to NCAA Division I school North Carolina A&T.[4] At A&T, Belcher was the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay champion at the 2016 MEAC Championships, breaking meet records in all three events.[5] He then went on to compete at the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships in the 100 m, but did not qualify for the finals.
Following his success in 2016, Belcher then went on to defend his 100 m and 200 m titles at the 2017 MEAC Championships. In the 100 m finals, Belcher broke the meet record that he set the previous year with a time of 10.04 s.[6] Belcher, along with teammates Rodney Rowe, Caleb Gabriel, and Joel Thomas defended their title in the 4 × 100 m relay with a time of 39.44 s, breaking their own MEAC championship record from the previous year.[6] During the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships, Belcher broke the 10-second barrier with a personal best time of 9.93 s.[7] Belcher went on to finish 3rd in the 100 m, 5th in the 200 m, and 3rd in the 4 × 100 m relay.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Belcher qualified for the 2017 USA Championships in the 100 m. At the event, Belcher ran his last amateur race in the semifinals. Deciding to forego his final year of NCAA eligibility, he signed a professional contract with Nike.[8] In the finals of the 100 m, Belcher finished 3rd behind Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman, qualifying for the World Championships in London.[9] In London he made it through the heats but was unable to advance through the semis.
Statistics
[edit]Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[10]
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date |
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100 m | 9.93 | +1.6 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, US | June 7, 2017 |
200 m | 20.01 | +1.6 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, US | June 7, 2017 |
4×100 m relay | 38.30 | — | Herculis | Monaco | July 21, 2017 |
4×200 m relay | 1:19.73 | — | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | May 12, 2019 |
100 meters progression[edit]
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200 meters progression[edit]
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International championship results
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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2017 | World Championships | London, England | 13th | 100 m | 10.20 | −0.2 | |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4×200 m relay | 1:20.12 | — | |
The Match Europe v USA | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.26 | — | ||
2nd | 100 m | 10.25 | — | ||||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 25th | 100 m | 10.23 | −0.3 |
National championship results
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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2014 | NJCAA Indoor Championships | New York, New York | 11th | 60 m | 6.86 | — | |
8th | 200 m | 21.78 | — | ||||
NJCAA Division I Championships | Mesa, Arizona | 3rd | 100 m | 10.27 | +0.9 | PB | |
15th | 200 m | 21.40 | −0.1 | PB | |||
7th | 4×100 m relay | 40.50 | — | PB | |||
2015 | NJCAA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5th | 60 m | 6.78 | — | |
6th | 200 m | 21.49 | — | ||||
NJCAA Division I Championships | Hutchinson, Kansas | DQ | 100 m | — | +4.9 | False start | |
15th | 4×100 m relay | 41.11 | — | SB | |||
2016 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 24th | 100 m | 10.71 | +1.3 | |
14th | 4×100 m relay | 39.65 | — | PB | |||
2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | College Station, Texas | 9th | 60 m | 6.64 | — | PB |
15th | 200 m | 21.02 | — | ||||
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 100 m | 10.19 | −2.1 | ||
5th | 200 m | 20.66 | −3.1 | ||||
3rd | 4×100 m relay | 38.57 | — | [notes 1] | |||
2017 | USATF Championships | Sacramento, California | 3rd | 100 m | 10.06 | −0.7 | |
2019 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | 100 m | 10.12 | −1.0 | 10.120 s |
10th | 200 m | 20.59 | −1.4 | ||||
2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 10th | 100 m | 10.11 | +0.7 |
NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[11][12]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Belcher ran the 4 X 100 relay along with: Malcolm Croom-Mcfadden, Akeem Sirleaf, Michael Dickson, & Rodney Rowe.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Belcher Signs with Monroe College". www.sayville.k12.ny.us. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "NC A&T Belcher a possible contender for the Olympics". Richmond Free Press. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "South Plains sweeps Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships for fifth time in six years". NJCAA. May 18, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "13 Mustang Men's Track and Field Athletes Continue Their Careers at Major Colleges". Monroe College. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Bethune-Cookman Wins MEAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship". HBCU Sports. May 9, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "North Carolina A&T State Men's Team Sprints To 2017 MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship". MEACSports.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Belcher, NC A&T Shine At Track Championships". WFMY. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "N.C. A&T star sprinter Christopher Belcher signs professional contract with Nike - North Carolina A&T State University". www.ncat.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Moore, Terence (June 28, 2017). "Justin Gatlin's 100-meter win is still hard to believe". Sports on Earth. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Christopher BELCHER". World Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "CHRISTOPHER BELCHER MONROE COLLEGE". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "CHRISTOPHER BELCHER N. CAROLINA A&T". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Christopher Belcher at World Athletics
- Christopher Belcher at www.USATF.org
- Christopher Belcher profile at TFRRS (North Carolina A&T)
- Christopher Belcher profile at TFRRS (Monroe)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from New York (state)
- Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York
- People from Sayville, New York
- American male sprinters
- African-American track and field athletes
- North Carolina A&T State University alumni
- North Carolina A&T Aggies men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century American sportsmen