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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 3, 1968 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m, 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kevin Little (born April 3, 1968, in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200 meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in the 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Because of his range from the 100 meters to the 400 meters, he is considered among the top 10 sprinters to have ever lived.
Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986. He won the state title in the 100 meter dash his senior season and the 200 meter dash both his junior and senior seasons. In college he competed for Drake University. His best finish in college came when he finished second in the NCAA 200 in 1989.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United States | |||||
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 200 m | 21.12 |
| Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 6th | 200 m | 20.83 (w) | |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 200 m | 20.63 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 200 m | 20.72 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (qf) | 200 m | 20.60 |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 200 m | 20.40 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 20.57 | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd | 200 m | 20.48 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 200 m | 20.37 | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st (sf) | 200 m | 20.73[a] |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 200 m | 20.25 | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 200 m | 20.90 | |
Personal bests
Little's personal bests are:[1]
- 100 metres – 10.14 s (1996)
- 200 metres – 20.10 s (1999)
- 200 metres indoors – 20.32 s (1999)
- 400 metres – 44.77 s (1996)
Notes
- ^ Did not start in the final
References
- ^ Kevin Little profile at USA Track & Field
- Kevin Little profile at IAAF