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Who Are Sydney McLaughlin Parents? Meet Her Father Willie And Mother Mary McLaughlin

Sydney Michelle McLaughlin, an American hurdler, born on August 7, 1999, currently holds the 400-meter obstacles world record.

She won the gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and continues to hold the Olympic and scene marks with individual seasons of 51.41 and 51.46.

When McLaughlin achieved a world record of 51.90 seconds at the 2020 USA Olympic preliminary races, she became the first woman to break 52 seconds in the 400 m obstacles.

At the 2019 World Championships, she was awarded a silver trophy. She also accepted gold as a women's 4400 meters transfer group member at the Tokyo Games and the 2019 World Championships.

The world youth champion in 2015 was a 15-year-old. With a third-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials and an under-18 best time of 54.15 seconds, McLaughlin was the most recent athlete to qualify for the U.S. Olympic track team in 2016.

He was born around 1980. Before becoming competent in 2018, she competed for the University of Kentucky for one year. She has the junior individual record of 52.75 seconds and the world under-20 mark of 53.60 seconds, both of which were established in 2018.

Who Are Sydney McLaughlin's Parents?

Sydney McLaughlin was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on August 7, 1999. Sydney McLaughlin's mother's name is Mary McLaughlin, and her father's name is Willie McLaughlin.

At the 1984 Olympic Trials, Willie McLaughlin, the father of Sydney McLaughlin, placed third in the 400 m. Her father had heart relocation in February 2021. Mary McLaughlin, a sprinter in high school, called her mother.

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In Dunellen, New Jersey, Sydney McLaughlin was raised by her parents. She also graduated with the class of 2017 from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains and achieved academic success. 

Taylor McLaughlin, a competitor in Olympic-style sports for the University of Michigan, finished second in the 400 m obstacles at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships.

The younger brother of Sydney McLaughlin, Ryan, followed in the footsteps of his more seasoned relatives by excelling in the sport of track at Union Catholic.

Sydney McLaughlin Family And Siblings 

London McLaughlin McLaughlin is living with a family of athletes. At the 1984 Olympic Trials, her father, Willie, a three-time All-American and member of the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame, finished in the semifinals of the 400-meter race.

Mary, her mother, ran in the young men's division at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawanda, New York, where she ran the half-mile in 2:12.

Taylor, her older sibling, competed for the University of Michigan and took home silver in the 400-meter obstacles race at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. Morgan, the older and more accomplished sister, ran for St. Peter's University.

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She is married to Andre Levrone Jr., who graduated from the University of Virginia in 2017 and spent three seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL before quitting the league.

He was born on March 9, 1995. At the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale, on August 25, 2021, Levrone and McLaughlin announced their engagement. On May 5, 2022, they got married.

Sydney McLaughlin Nationality And Ethnicity

The race of Sydney Mclaughlin is Black-American. Her mother is of white ethnic heritage, while her father is of African American heritage. Evangelical Christianity is McLaughlin's religion. 

McLaughlin has served as a brand minister for Swiss opulence watchmaker TAG Heuer since June 2021. On August 28, 2021, Dunellen, New Jersey, her old neighborhood, will dedicate a track at Columbia Park to McLaughlin.

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Update: 2024-05-21