Ameer Kenneth Webb (born March 19, 1991) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 m and 200 m.
College career At Texas A&M, Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships and the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Prior to Texas A&M he ran for Cerritos College, where he was the 2011 CCCAA State Champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters.Texas A&M University Athletics - Ameer Webb - 2012-13. 12thman.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016. He had run for Tustin High School, finishing fifth in the 200 meters at the 2009 CIF California State Meet behind Randall Carroll's sweep of both sprinting events. Webb was a dual-sport student-athlete (track & field and football) at Tustin High for all 3 and 1/2 years he attended there. He attended a small charter school during his first semester of his junior year. The charter school had no sports program. He returned to Tustin for his second semester of his junior year. As a senior, he started both ways and helped lead the football team to its first CIF championship title game in a decade. They eventually fell to a Ronnie Hillman-led La Habra football team.State Finals - 2009. Lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
Professional career He competed at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in the finals, but due to his involvement in an exchange infraction the team was disqualified.
Webb won the 200 meters at the 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix with a meet record of 19.85 (+1.9 m/s). That time ranks him tied with John Capel, Konstadinos Kederis and Nickel Ashmeade as the number 25 performer in history. He competed at the 2016 Olympics., reaching the semi-finals. On June 25, 2017, Webb won the 200 meters at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 20.09 seconds, thus qualifying for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
Statistics Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.
Personal bests = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s) = world lead (fastest time in the year) Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes100 m 9.94 +1.0 Rome, Italy June 2, 2016 9.90 +2.4 Norwalk, California, U.S. April 16, 2016 Wind-assisted 200 m 19.85 +1.9 Doha, Qatar May 6, 2016 200 m indoor 20.37 n/a Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. March 8, 2013 Indoor 4×100 m relay 38.41 n/a Monaco July 21, 2017 4×200 m relay 1:19.88 n/a Nassau, Bahamas April 23, 2017
International championship results = personal best Year Championship Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue NotesRepresenting the United States 2014 World Relays 4×200 m relay — n/a Nassau, Bahamas Passing outside zone 2015 NACAC Championships 4th (semi 3) 200 m 20.91 +0.8 San José, Costa Rica 2016 Olympic Games 6th (semi 2) 200 m 20.43 −0.3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2017 World Relays 2nd 4×200 m relay 1:19.88 n/a Nassau, Bahamas World Championships 5th 200 m 20.26 −0.1 London, England 2018 Athletics World Cup 3rd 200 m 20.51 −1.1 London, England
National championship results = wind-assisted (more than +2.0 m/s) = personal best = seasonal best Year Championship Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue NotesRepresenting the Texas A&M Aggies2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 17th 60 m 6.67 n/a Nampa, Idaho 1st 200 m 20.57 n/a NCAA Division I Championships 2nd 200 m 20.65 −4.2 Des Moines, Iowa 4th 4×100 m relay 39.08 n/a 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 1st 200 m 20.42 n/a Fayetteville, Arkansas NCAA Division I Championships 6th 100 m 10.14 +3.2 Eugene, Oregon Wind-assisted1st 200 m 20.10 +2.6 Wind-assistedRepresenting Nike 2013 U.S. Championships 4th 200 m 20.20 +1.6 Des Moines, Iowa 2014 U.S. Championships 14th 200 m 20.74 +2.1 Sacramento, California Wind-assisted 2015 U.S. Championships 23rd 100 m 10.15 +1.3 Eugene, Oregon 6th 200 m 20.30 +0.4 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 3rd 200 m 20.00 +1.6 Eugene, Oregon 2017 U.S. Championships 1st 200 m 20.09 −2.3 Sacramento, California 2018 U.S. Championships 1st 200 m 20.47 −1.9 Des Moines, Iowa 2019 U.S. Championships 7th 100 m 10.23 −1.0 Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 200 m 20.45 −0.7
200 m circuit wins Representing Nike IAAF Diamond League Doha: 2016 Rome: 2016 London: 2017
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