Marcus Chambers Explained

Birth Date:3 November 1994
Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:151 lb
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

Marcus Chambers (born November 3, 1994) is an American athlete who specializes in sprinting.[1]

Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Chambers attended Foss High School.[2]

Chambers, contracted by Nike, competes best as a 400 meters runner and has a fastest time of 44.92 seconds.[3] In 2013 he won gold at the Pan American Junior Championships as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[4] Receiving an athletics scholarship to the University of Oregon, Chambers was a two-time Pac-12 champion in the 400 meters and had a second-place finish in the 400 meters at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[5] He was on the gold medal-winning 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2015 NACAC Championships which set a competition record time.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tacoma Native Marcus Chambers Track Standout is Wearing Two Hats . . May 2, 2022.
  2. News: Tacoma native Marcus Chambers prepares for 2020 Olympic trials . . January 28, 2020.
  3. News: Ex-Foss and Oregon Ducks track star signs with Nike . . January 8, 2018.
  4. Web site: Marcus Chambers . https://web.archive.org/web/20151230064717/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Marcus-Chambers . dead . December 30, 2015 . teamusa.org.
  5. News: Bonnie . Hannah . Marcus Chambers strives for elusive NCAA title . . February 15, 2017 . en.