Sports VIPs: Meet Sydney McLaughlin

Sports VIPs: Meet Sydney McLaughlin book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS TICKET TO TOKYO FAST FACTS CHAPTER 1 RUNS IN THE FAMILY CHAPTER 2 TEEN PHENOM CHAPTER 3 STAR POWER CHAPTER 4 GOLDEN GIRL SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN CAREER STATS GLOSSARY SOURCE NOTES INDEX 4 5 10 14 18 23 28 29 30 31

Sports VIPs: Meet Sydney McLaughlin — page 1 — 4 MCLAUGHLIN TICKET TO TOKYO Sydney McLaughlin stood calmly on the track at Hayward Field in Eugene Oregon preparing for the women's 400 meter hurdles It was the last day of the 2021 US Track and Field Olympic Trials If the 21 year old finished in the top three in this race she'd make the US Olympic Team

Sports VIPs: Meet Sydney McLaughlin — page 2 — McLaughlin and seven other runners waited in their lanes for the race to begin Each lane held 10 hurdles evenly spaced along the 400 meter course The runners would sprint down the track and leap over each hurdle FAST FACTS DATE OF BIRTH August 7 1999 LEAGUE USA Track and Field PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Won gold medals in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2021 Olympics set a world record for 400 meter hurdles time was the youngest member of the 2016 US Olympic Track Team PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS Won the Gatorade National Player of the Year award twice has endorsement deal with New Balance got engaged to be married to former pro football player Andre Levrone Jr. in 2021 5

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