Specialising in the 400m, Lashawn Merritt is a track and field athlete who has won three Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship golds.
Merritt was always a talented athlete, becoming well known as a junior competitor when he took home three gold medals at the World Junior Championships in 2004. He set two junior world records and the following year took part in the World Championships for the first time. He won a gold in the mens 400m r...