“So much changed”: When Sydney McLaughlin -evron

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reflected on his personal and competitive growth between his first attempt to qualify at the Olympic Games at the age of 16 and his return to Eugene five years later for the 2021 American Olympic trials.

He shared how, as a teenager, he felt like an impostor and was overwhelmed by fear. However, five years later, it was a completely different scenario for her, as she no longer felt uncertain or terrified of competition.

In his memory Far Beyond Gold: Run of Fear of Faith, published in January 2024, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone It opened on its transformation from a nervous impostor syndrome that struggled to become a favorite to qualify for the Olympic Games, after having won medals in prestigious competitions before, including the World Championships in 2019. He stated:

“When I arrived in Eugene, I could not help but return five years, until the first time I tried to qualify for the Olympic Games, a sixteen-year-old girl with a serious case of imposter syndrome. I had changed from the 2016 United States nationals so much. I didn't call my father before my first race and I told him he did not want to run. It wasn't landed in the Olympians.”

“ Now I would come to Eugene as one of the favorites not only to qualify, but to win. Even there was even a world record in the final. I was there with one of the biggest sports coaches, my family and my boyfriend. Most important of all, I was there as a follower of Jesus. I was competing for his glory, not mine, '' he added.

Won the United States Olympic Tests With a new world record in the 400 m of obstacles, with a time of 51.90 in the finals. In the same year, he became the Olympic Gold Medalist at the distance by breaking the world record at the Tokyo Olympics with a 51.46 race.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reflects after winning 400 in the United States Championships and qualifying for the worlds

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone It opened in its performance after winning the final 400 meters at the 2025 U.S. Field and Field Championships, also advanced to the World Athletics Championships, where it will only work at 400 meters and not at its signature event, that is, 400 m. In the post-cursa interview, The American said (0:02):

“It went well. After yesterday, being able to return, just you need to be under the belt, you feel -you know, that's what you have to hear. It's where you return to the drawing box to find out what you need to work. But I think two days like that, it's a great feeling for me.”

Above all, McLaughlin-Levrone has won a total of four medals at the World Championships, including three Golds, one at the 400-meter obstacles event in 2022 and two at the 4×400 m feminine relief event. Also won a silver in the 400 meters of obstacles at the 2019 World Championships, after a close loss Dalilah Muhammad.