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My Take
Crawford's career sticks with me because of how fate kept testing him. The 200m gold in Athens was emphatic, but the Beijing silver came only after the second and third finishers were disqualified, turning a fourth place into a medal. Most would simply take the luck and run, yet what I admire is the resilience of a Clemson sprinter who kept landing on the podium across two Games. Sprinting is a cruel, hundredth-of-a-second world where chance is part of the equation, and surviving it twice over is no accident. To me, back-to-back Olympic medals are proof of the genuine article.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shawn Crawford
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・クロフォード
- Reading
- しょーん・くろふぉーど
- Born
- January 14, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Van Wyck, South Carolina, United States
- Height
- 181 cm
- Occupation
- sprinter
2. Background
- University
- Clemson University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Shawn Crawford born?
Born January 14, 1978 (age 48).
Where is Shawn Crawford from?
Shawn Crawford is from Van Wyck, South Carolina, United States.
What does Shawn Crawford do?
Shawn Crawford works as sprinter.
How tall is Shawn Crawford?
Shawn Crawford is 181 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.