Christian Miller is a rising star in track and field. When he was only 17, he broke the record for the youngest man ever to run the 100-meter race in less than 10 seconds.
Miller ran a wind-legal 9.93 at the Pure Athletics Spring Invitational in Clermont, Florida. This earned him multiple records and the top spot on the podium.
Not only is he the youngest person to ever break the rare 10 second mark, but he is also the fastest American under 20 years old. Track star Trayvon Bromell set the national U20 record in 2014 with a time of 9.97.
Miller moves up to third place on the all-time World U20 list with this 9.93. Issam Asinga of Surinam has the best time, 9.80 seconds, set in July 2023. Letsile Tebogo of Botswana is in second place, 9.91 seconds set in 2022.
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When and where Christian Miller was born
Miller was born on May 16, 2006, and he lives in Ponte Verde, Florida.
How Christian Miller learned
The runner is a student at Florida’s Creekside High School right now. In November of last year, the 17-year-old was the best track and field talent in the country, and he signed with Georgetown University.
The track club of Christian Miller
Miller works out and runs for the Jacksonville, Florida-based St. Johns Strider Track Club. Ricky Fields is his coach.
Other things that Christian Miller has done
It was at the USA U20 Championships in July 2023 that Christian Miller first became known to the public. The kid smashed his or her personal bests in both the 100-meter and 200-meter runs at a track meet in Eugene, Oregon. He won gold in the 100-meter race with a time of 10.06. That time also set a World Under-18 record.
Miller had already shown that he was a talented runner before he won the USA U20
Championships. The kid won silver in the 100-meter race at the FHSAA Outdoor State Finals in Gainesville, Florida, on the Percy Beard Track in 2022. At the same meet, he won the 200-meter race.
After one month, the American won the 200-meter gold medal at the New Balance Nationals in Philadelphia’s Franklin Field, showing once again how good he was at the longer sprint distance.
Miller started his 2024 season by coming in second place in the 60-meter race at the Air Force Last Chance event. He then won the 100-meter race at the Pepsi Florida Relays in March.
