From Covington, Georgia and a student at the University of Georgia. Initially, Godwin only ran on the track to condition himself for football. Then, once he began to train more seriously he would run mostly 100m and 200m. This was until his coach Kevin Barnes looking at his split times and suggested he run an open 400m race. Godwin ran 47.40 for the 400m at his first race.[2]
Javelin injuryedit
On May 7, 2019, Godwin suffered a serious injury during a training session when he was impaled by a javelin whilst running backward sprints at Georgia track and field practice, prior to the 2019 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3] The accident left Godwin with wounds to his back and shoulder and collapsed his left lung. Emergency services attended to him and ground off part of the javelin before he was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Centre, where the rest of it was removed by surgeons.[4]
2021edit
On May 15, 2021 he ran a personal best 44.61 at the Cushing stadium in Texas at the SEC Outdoor Championships to meet the Olympic qualifying standard.[5] At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon he finished fourth in his heat in a time of 46.18.[6]
Indoors, Godwin finished 7th in his heat of the 400m at the SEC Championships and did not make the final, but returned to anchor the University of Georgia's 4x400m team with a winning 44.95 leg.[11] At the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished 4th in his heat of the 400m and anchored Georgia to 4th in the 4x400m final.[12] Outdoors, Godwin was the runner-up at the SEC Championship meet in 44.81, behind Champion Allison of Florida who ran 44.74.[13] At the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Godwin placed 3rd in a personal-best 44.50 behind Allison (44.41) and defending champion Randolph Ross (44.13) of North Carolina A&T.[14] Competing for the United States at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon Godwin won bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay and then gold in the men’s 4x400m relay, completing the first leg in a team also consisting of Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Champion Allison.[15]
Personal lifeedit
His mother, Ginger Luby, was working her job as an administrator in a doctor’s office when she received the call that Elija had been injured by the javelin in 2019.[16] Godwin has one brother, Okon Godwin and a sister, Kyaundra Ward. He graduated from Newton High School in Covington, Georgia in 2018. Godwin received special recognition from Covington’s city council by way of a proclamation that made 10 September 2022 “Elija Godwin” day.[17]
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Elija Godwin born July 1 1999 is an American athlete who specialises in the 400 metres 1 Elija GodwinElija Godwin at Oregon 2022Personal informationBorn 1999 07 01 July 1 1999 age 24 Covington Georgia U S SportCountryUnited StatesSportTrack and fieldEvent s 200m 400mCollege teamGeorgia BulldogsAchievements and titlesPersonal bests100 m 10 47 Atlanta 2019 200 m 20 32 Athens GA 2021 400 m 44 61 College Station 2021 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games2020 Tokyo 4 400 m mixedWorld Championships2022 Eugene 4 400 m relay2022 Eugene 4 400 m mixed Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Javelin injury 1 3 2021 1 4 2022 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly career edit From Covington Georgia and a student at the University of Georgia Initially Godwin only ran on the track to condition himself for football Then once he began to train more seriously he would run mostly 100m and 200m This was until his coach Kevin Barnes looking at his split times and suggested he run an open 400m race Godwin ran 47 40 for the 400m at his first race 2 Javelin injury edit On May 7 2019 Godwin suffered a serious injury during a training session when he was impaled by a javelin whilst running backward sprints at Georgia track and field practice prior to the 2019 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships 3 The accident left Godwin with wounds to his back and shoulder and collapsed his left lung Emergency services attended to him and ground off part of the javelin before he was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Centre where the rest of it was removed by surgeons 4 2021 edit On May 15 2021 he ran a personal best 44 61 at the Cushing stadium in Texas at the SEC Outdoor Championships to meet the Olympic qualifying standard 5 At the NCAA Outdoor Championships Hayward Field Eugene Oregon he finished fourth in his heat in a time of 46 18 6 He qualified for the final of the USA men s Olympic Trials 400m race running 44 81 and 45 10 in the heats 7 In the final he placed sixth and qualified for US men s relay pool for the 4x400m at the 2020 Summer Games 8 At the Olympics he won a Bronze medal as part of the American Mixed 4 400 metres relay team 9 10 2022 edit Indoors Godwin finished 7th in his heat of the 400m at the SEC Championships and did not make the final but returned to anchor the University of Georgia s 4x400m team with a winning 44 95 leg 11 At the NCAA Indoor Championships he finished 4th in his heat of the 400m and anchored Georgia to 4th in the 4x400m final 12 Outdoors Godwin was the runner up at the SEC Championship meet in 44 81 behind Champion Allison of Florida who ran 44 74 13 At the NCAA Championships in Eugene Oregon Godwin placed 3rd in a personal best 44 50 behind Allison 44 41 and defending champion Randolph Ross 44 13 of North Carolina A amp T 14 Competing for the United States at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene Oregon Godwin won bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay and then gold in the men s 4x400m relay completing the first leg in a team also consisting of Michael Norman Bryce Deadmon and Champion Allison 15 Personal life editHis mother Ginger Luby was working her job as an administrator in a doctor s office when she received the call that Elija had been injured by the javelin in 2019 16 Godwin has one brother Okon Godwin and a sister Kyaundra Ward He graduated from Newton High School in Covington Georgia in 2018 Godwin received special recognition from Covington s city council by way of a proclamation that made 10 September 2022 Elija Godwin day 17 References edit Elija GODWIN WorldAthletics org Quick Chat Elija Godwin University of Georgia Athletics Hollobaugh Jeff March 5 2020 Elija Godwin Bouncing Back From Nasty Javelin Injury University of Georgia sprinter seriously injured after being impaled on javelin The Guardian May 8 2019 SEC Championships May 13 15 2021 Men 400 M results flashresults com NCAA Championships June 9 12 2021 Men 400 M Semifinals dt8v5llb2dwhs cloudfront net Retrieved June 28 2021 Results results usatf org Nick Zaccardi June 27 2021 U S Olympic Track and Field Trials results NBC Sports Retrieved June 28 2021 Athletics Team United States of America Tokyo 2020 Archived from the original on July 30 2021 Retrieved August 31 2021 Godwin Irby Collect Bronze Medals From Olympic Relay georgiadogs com University of Georgia Athletics July 31 2021 Retrieved August 31 2021 SEC Indoor Championships February 25 26 2022 Men 400 M results flashresults com NCAA Indoor Championships March 11 12 2022 Men 400 M results flashresults com SEC Championships May 12 14 2022 Men 400 M live deltatiming com NCAA Championships June 8 11 2022 Men 400 M flashresults ncaa com Elija Godwin Wins Gold To End World Championships georgiabulldogs com Chip Towers Having survived impalement by javelin Georgia s Elija Godwin is happy to share his testimony Dawg Nation Retrieved June 28 2021 Elija Godwin cherishes hometown s support on Elija Godwin Day Covnews com External links editElija Godwin at World Athletics nbsp Elija Godwin at www USATF org Elija Godwin at Olympics com Elija Godwin at Team USA archived nbsp Elija Godwin at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elija Godwin amp oldid 1173117104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
