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Marcus Chambers

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Marcus Chambers
Personal information
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 29)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight151 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4 x 400 m

Marcus Chambers (born November 3, 1994) is an American athlete who specializes in sprinting.[1]

Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Chambers attended Foss High School.[2]

Chambers, contracted by Nike, competes best as a 400 meters runner and has a fastest time of 44.92 seconds.[3] In 2013 he won gold at the Pan American Junior Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[4] Receiving an athletics scholarship to the University of Oregon, Chambers was a two-time Pac-12 champion in the 400 meters and had a second-place finish in the 400 meters at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[5] He was on the gold medal-winning 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2015 NACAC Championships which set a competition record time.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tacoma Native Marcus Chambers Track Standout is Wearing Two Hats". The Suburban Times. May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tacoma native Marcus Chambers prepares for 2020 Olympic trials". king5.com. January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex-Foss and Oregon Ducks track star signs with Nike". The News Tribune. January 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Marcus Chambers". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Bonnie, Hannah (February 15, 2017). "Marcus Chambers strives for elusive NCAA title". Daily Emerald.
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