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{{short description|American sprinter (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}▼
| image = Greg Nixon Doha 2010.jpg
| caption = Greg Nixon, 2010
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|09|12}}
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| death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} -->
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| alma_mater = [[Howard Payne University]]
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| weight = 165 lb
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| country = United States
| sport = Athletics
| universityteam = HPU Yellow Jackets
| coach = Quincy Watts
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]] |[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4x400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]] |[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's
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'''Greg Nixon''' (born September 12, 1981) is an
Nixon attended and competed for [[Howard Payne University]] in both sprinting and [[American football|football]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greg Nixon (2016) - HPU Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://hpusports.com/honors/hpu-sports-hall-of-fame/greg-nixon/126 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Howard Payne University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
His first major medal came at the [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games]], where he led off the American relay team to win a silver medal. At the [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon finished third in his [[400 metres|400 m]] heat with a time of 47.64. He also won a [[gold medal]] in the [[4 x 400 metres relay|4 x 400 m relay]].▼
▲His first major medal came at the [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games]], where he led off the American relay team to win a silver medal. At the [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon finished third in his [[400 metres|400 m]] heat with a time of 47.64. He also won a [[gold medal]] in the [[4 x 400 metres relay|4
At the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay.<ref>{{cite news|title=Men's 4x400 m relay|url=http://www.iaaf.org/wic10/results/eventcode=4144/racedate=03-14-2010/sex=M/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_4X4_hash_f|publisher=IAAF|author=|date=March 14, 2010|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}</ref> He ran a 400 m personal best of 45.08 seconds at the [[Drake Relays]], beating runner-up [[Renny Quow]] by some distance.<ref>Dunaway, James (2010-04-25). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56554.html Cantwell opens with 21.69m effort in Des Moines – Drake Relays report]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.</ref>▼
▲At the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4
At the 2011 USA Championships, Nixon reached the podium again to make the 2011 World Champion team. He went on to win another gold medal for team USA.
==References==
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==External links ==
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{{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Men|2011}}
{{Footer World Indoor Champions 4x400m Relay Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 4x400 m Men}}
{{Footer US NC 400m Men}}
{{Footer US NC Indoor 400m Men}}
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:American male sprinters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships
[[Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships winners]]
[[Category:IAAF Continental Cup winners]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
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[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football players]]
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[[Category:Howard Payne Yellow Jackets men's track and field athletes]]
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