Trayvon Bromell

In May 2013, while representing Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, Bromell won the 100-meter race in 10.45 seconds and finished second in the 200-meter race in 21.41 seconds at the Florida High School Athletic Association 3A State Finals. He came close to breaking the junior and high school records for the 100 metres on June 8 at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recording his first sub-10 second run with an altitude-assisted performance of 9.99 seconds. However, the race had more wind assistance than was permitted. A few days later, Bromell travelled to the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He captured his first USATF title in the 100 m after winning his semifinal in 10.56 seconds into a 2.7 m/s headwind and the final in 10.48 seconds into a much stronger 4.8 m/s headwind.

He was named the 2013 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year following the national finals. With his victory in the 100-meter event, he earned the right to compete for the United States in both the 100-meter dash and the 4 x 100-meter relay at international competitions. Bromell participated in the Pan American Junior Championships in August. He finished third in the 100 m for his first international medal. He then powered the United States to victory in the 4 X 100 m relay which was also his first international gold medal.

When competing for Baylor University in the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 29, 2014, Bromell tied the 100-meter junior world record with a time of 10.01. Bromell won the title of “2014 Texas Relays Most Outstanding Performer” after the competition. On June 13, 2014, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, Bromell ran a 9.92 in the semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships. At the NCAA Championships in 2015, he went back to Eugene and ran the 100-meter preliminary round in 9.90 seconds faster than his previous best time.

In June 2015, at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he improved his all-conditions best by winning his semi-final in a wind-aided 9.76 seconds before losing to Tyson Gay in the final in 9.96 seconds. This qualified him for both the 100-meter race and the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 2015 World Championships. At the 2015 Herculis competition in Monaco, Bromell made his Diamond League debut by competing in the 100-meter dash and the 4 x 100-meter relay. In the 4 X 100 m, he helped his team to victory in 37.87 seconds. Bromell tied for third place in the final, clocking 9.92 seconds to match his college rival Andre De Grasse of Canada in the 2015 World Championships. He was successful in guiding the American team to a win in their preliminary round and a silver medal in the final of the Worlds.

In 2021, Bromell gained his form back and established a world record and personal best in the 100 meter with a timing of 9.77 seconds. He prevailed over Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley to win the 2021 Olympic Trials. Bromell failed to qualify for the 100m final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after finishing third in his semi-final, one millisecond behind second-place finisher Enoch Adegoke of Nigeria, with both runners receiving official times of 10.00 seconds. Bromell claimed the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya on September 18, 2021, improving his personal best with a timing of 9.76 seconds. After that, he finished third behind Fred Kerley and Marvin Bracy at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and took home the bronze medal.

His biggest rival currently is Andre De Grasse of Canada. De Grasse is a six-time Olympic medalist, including a gold medal in the 200 m and bronze medal in the 100 events at Tokyo 2020. Bromell and De Grasse have been huge rivals since the college level. De Grasse is also his training partner and both of them train under Rana Reider.

Trayvon Bromell is presently being coached by Rana Reider since 2019. Reider was recently accused of sexual misconduct and was warned by police to stay away from the World championships venue before and during the competition. His previous coach was Michael Ford with whom he parted ways in 2019. Knowing that a change was required, he left Michael Ford, his longtime instructor since 2013, to join Reider’s elite training crew in Florida. Ford played a significant part in Bromell’s career advancement, which he fully admitted but Bromell felt the requirement for a distinct set of resources. After four years as associate head coach and eleven seasons as an assistant coach, Ford was elevated to the position of head coach of the Baylor Bears in the summer of 2021. Ford has coached several All-Americans at his alma mater, including three-time All-Americans Howard Fields III and Matthew Moorer, two-time All-American Maxwell Willis, and first-time All-American Ryan Croson.

Bromell was born on July 10, 1995, in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was a section of South Florida where violence and poverty were at their height, his best buddy ended up in prison, and the events he experienced left him scarred. Her mother has always been a constant for him, working tirelessly to make ends meet.  Since he was four years old, he has been racing in competitions and received coaching from Garlynn Boyd. He has a strong belief in God. According to him, he has been saved by faith and patience. When Trayvon was younger, people would make fun of him when he said he wanted to be a famous Olympian.