Quincy Wilson, 16, becomes youngest male athlete to represent the United States at the Olympics

Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old track and field star from the United States, has announced on social media that he will be heading to the Olympics.

By joining the 4×400-meter relay team, Wilson will become the youngest track athlete to represent the United States at the Games. Jim Ryun (1964) and Erriyon Knighton (2021), both 17, were previously the youngest American track athletes at the Olympics.

“WE’RE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS #paris2024 #teamusa,” Wilson posted on Instagram on Saturday.

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Quincy Wilson looks on after competing in the men's 400 meters semifinal during the U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The team has not been officially announced, but Wilson coach Joe Lee told USA Today Sunday that “the call came to me directly from USA Track & Field.”

“I called Quincy afterward to tell him the good news,” Lee continued.

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Wilson, who plays at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C., turned heads at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Oregon, as he not only set the under-18 world record in the 400 meters, but he also broke his own time record that same weekend.

Wilson broke Justin Robinson's 400-meter record of 44.84 seconds with a time of 44.66 seconds on June 21. Then, in the 400-meter semifinals, Wilson broke his own record with a time of 44.59 seconds on June 23.

Quincy Wilson competes in the first round of the men's 400 meters during the U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

“I've never been happier in my life in athletics,” Wilson said after breaking his own under-18 world record in the semi-final.

Being a part of this team event is going to be an unforgettable moment for Wilson, but he was so close to making Team USA as an individual rider.

He finished sixth in the 400-meter final at the U.S. Trials, but USA Track & Field clearly saw what it took to add the young runner to the 4×400 team.

It is too early to say which stage Wilson will run alongside his American teammates in Paris next month.

Quincy Wilson competes in the men's 400 meters final during the U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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But no matter where he finds himself on the track, Wilson is sure to give his best while carrying the baton, as Team USA will be counting on his performance as well as that of his teammates to bring home a medal.

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