James Carter

Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Event: 400m hurdles
Personal Record: 400mH - 47.43 (2005)
Born: May 7, 1978 in Baltimore, Md.
Current Residence: Raleigh, N.C.
High School: Mervo Tech (Baltimore, Md.) '96
College: Hampton University '00
Coach: Antonio Pettigrew

Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 3-time USA Outdoor champion (’02, ’04, '07); 2002 World Cup champion; 4th at 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games

2007: US Outdoor champion (47.72). 3rd at adidas Track Classic (48.76). 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (48.37)
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (48.44). 4th at Osaka (48.16). 5th at Reebok Grand Prix (50.10). 3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (49.31). 6th at Paris (49.21). 6th at Rome (49.18). 5th at Athens Super Grand Prix (49.03). 4th at Lausanne (48.45). 2nd at London Grand Prix (48.79). ranked #8 in world,
2005: World Outdoor (47.43PR). silver medalist3rd at USA Outdoors (48.03). 2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (47.95). 1st in semifinal in Helsinki (47.78). 1st at Paris (48.05). 1st at Lausanne (48.47). 1st at Rome (48.41). ranked #2 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN
2004: Olympic trials 400mH champion (47.68). 4th at Olympic Games (48.58). runner-up at USA Indoors (46.80). 2nd in 600 yd run at Verizon Millrose Games (1:11.44)3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.83)ranked #4 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN
2003: 3rd at USA Outdoors (49.23). 4th at London (48.88)
2002: USA Outdoor champion (48.12). won World Cup (48.27). 2nd at Rome (48.18). 1st at Osaka (49.21). 1st at NACAC (48.95). 2nd at Athens (48.88). 2nd at London (48.09)2nd at Zurich (47.57). 3rd at Grand Prix Final (48.12). ranked #3 in the world, #1 in U.S. by T&FN
2001: 3rd at USA Outdoors (48.79)5th in semifinal at 2001 World Outdoors (49.38)Millrose 400m champ (48.83). 2nd in 400m at Tyson Invitational (46.36). 2nd at adidas Golden Spike Invitational (47.12). ran 48.51 in Rome. ranked #7 in world & #2 U.S. by T&FN
2000: Placed 3rd at the Olympic Trials in a PR 48.46. placed 4th at Olympic Games (48.04). won Slovak Gold Invitational in 49.08 June 22. ranked #7 in world (2nd in U.S.) and 7th in the world by T&FN.
1999: Placed 3rd at NCAA Champs. won MEAC 400H, long jump. ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN