Terrence Trammell, a track and field athlete was born on November 23, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. He graduated from the Southwest DeKalb High School at Decatur, Georgia in 1997 and earned his bachelor’s degree in business and retail management from the University of South Carolina in December 2002. This two-time silver medal winner at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004 now lives in Ellenwood, Georgia.
Terrence Trammell is a brilliant runner with immense speed who actually dreamed of becoming a National Football League (NFL) superstar. Allen Johnson, famous 100 m hurdler who dominated the Olympic Games of 1996 at Atlanta, inspired Terrence Trammell who was only a teenager then to become a track and field athlete. While attending the University of South Carolina, he was trained by track and field coach, Curtis Frye. In 1997, Terrence Trammell became the fourth person to run the fastest time ever in the 110 m hurdles in high school to claim the Track and Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year. Until 2002, Allen Johnson was his main training partner, but currently Napoleon Cobb, his high school (Southwest DeKalb) coach, is training him.
In 1998, Terrence Trammell won the silver medal in 110 m hurdles at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships at Buffalo, New York. His comeback was spectacular the next year (1999) where he won the first place gold medal for 110 m hurdles in the NCAA Championship at Indianapolis, Indiana. In the same year, Terrence Trammell took home the gold medal for his individual performance (110 m hurdles) while his team (4x100 m relay) won gold at the World University Games at Palma de Mallorca, in Spain. He was part of the relay team (4x100 m) that picked the gold medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Terrence Trammell bagged the gold medal for 110 m hurdles in the 2000 NCAA Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He finished first both in the 60 m and 60 m hurdles in the NCAA Indoor Championships 2000 at Fayetteville, Arkansas. He stood first in the 60 m hurdles event in the 2001 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships at Lisbon, Portugal. He made it to the first place again for 60 m in the 2002 National Indoor Championships at New York City, New York.
At the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France, Terrence Trammell won the silver medal for his second place in the 110 m hurdles. He won yet another silver medal in the same year in 110 m hurdles in the IAAF World Athletics Final at Monaco. Though he finished first at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Sacramento, California, he only finished second in 110 m hurdles at the Olympics in Greece. In 2005, Terrence Trammell secured the third place in 110 m hurdles in the IAAF World Athletics Final at Monaco. In the 60 m event in IAAF World Indoor Championships (2006) at Moscow, Russia, he finished third to fetch the bronze medal.
Terrence Trammell took part and finished 5th in Men’s 110 m hurdles, Heat 5 of Round 1 at the Beijing Olympics 2008.
He wants to become a coach after his track career comes to an end. Terrence Trammell is also into business related to real estate, renovating houses and selling them for profit.
Terrence Trammell loves to watch track film, analyze techniques, and learning track and field history in his spare time.
