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Lance Lang

Lance Lang is an American sprinter.

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Lance Lang
Lang in 2024
Personal information
Born (2001-02-01) February 1, 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100m: 10.03 (2024)
200m: 20.04 (2024)
400m: 45.70 (2025)
Indoor
60m: 6.61 (2022)
200m: 21.33 (2022)
400m: 46.30 (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2026 Gaborone 4×100 m relay

Lance Lang (born 1 February 2002) is an American sprinter.1

Biography

From Florissant, Missouri, Lang attended McCluer North High School in St. Louis, Missouri and began his athletics career while in the eighth grade, training in St. Louis with the Ultimate Speed Academy initially to keep his fitness for football, but qualified for the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics in the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump, as also ran a leg on the club's third-place 4 x 400 metres relay. In 2017, he set new personal bests of 10.63 and 21.59 in the 100m and 200m. In 2019 he ran 6.72 seconds for the 60 metres.2

Competing for the University of Kentucky, Lang was a finalist at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, placing sixth in the 200 metres with a time of 20.88 seconds.3 He later transferred the University of Arkansas.4 At the 2024 SEC Outdoor Championships, Lang ran the 100 metres in 10.16 and the 200 metres in a personal best 20.04 seconds.5 He ran a wind-assisted 9.97 (+2.5) for the 100 m at the NCAA Division I West First Rounds in May.6

Lang was a finalist of the 100 metres at the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials, and ran a personal best of 10.03 seconds, a University of Arkansas record until broken by Jordan Anthony the following year.78

Lang competed for the United States at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.910

Lang was named in the United States team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.11 He ran as part of the men's the 4 x 100 metres relay which won their heat in 37.77 seconds to earn a qualification spot for the final on the opening day.1213 The following day, the quartet won the final in a time of 37.43 seconds ahead of defending champions South Africa who set a new African record.14

References

References

  1. "Lance Lang". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. Deeken, Kyle (Mar 5, 2019). "The Story Behind The Meteoric Rise of Lance Lang". Mile Split. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. "NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. Holt, Bob (May 13, 2024). "Lance Lang's 'epic' day a big boost for UA". Arkansas Democratic Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. "Lance Lang's 'epic' day a big boost for UA". Arkansasonline.com. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. "NCAA Division I West First Rounds". World Athletics. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. Long, Christina (April 20, 2025). "Jordan Anthony breaks Arkansas track and field record in 100m at Mt. SAC Relays". Whole Hog Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. "2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Night 2: Sha'Carri Richardson, Ryan Crouser bound for Paris". NBC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. "Global medallists on US team for World Relays in Guangzhou". world athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  11. "USATF NAMES ROSTER FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS GABORONE 26". usatf.org. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  12. "Jamaica set mixed 4x100m world record of 39.99 in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  13. "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  14. "USA regain men's 4x100m title in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.