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Line 1: {{short description\|American sprinter (born 1981)}} ~~{{MedalTableTop}}~~ {{Infobox sportsperson {{MedalSport \| Men's [[Athletics (sport)\|athletics]]}}▼ \| name = Greg Nixon \| image = Greg Nixon Doha 2010.jpg \| caption = Greg Nixon, 2010 \| birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> \| full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> \| nickname = \| nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> \| national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> \| citizenship = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1981\|09\|12}} \| birth_place = \| death_date = <!-- {{death date and age\|death year\|death month\|death day\|birth year\|birth month\|birth day}} --> \| death_place = \| resting_place = \| hometown = \| alma_mater = [[Howard Payne University]] \| height = 6 ft 0 in \| weight = 165 lb <!-- Sport --> \| country = United States \| sport = Athletics \| universityteam = HPU Yellow Jackets \| coach = Quincy Watts <!-- Medal record --> \| show-medals = \| medaltemplates = ▲{{MedalSport \| Men's [[~~Athletics~~athletics (sport)\|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry \| the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition\|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics\|World Championships]]}} Line 7 ⟶ 34: {{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 4 × 400 metres relay\|4x400 m relay]]}} \| module3 = ~~{{MedalBottom}}~~ }} '''Greg Nixon''' (born September 12, 1981) is an ~~[[United States\|~~American]] [[Sprint (running)\|sprinter]] who specialises in the [[400 meters]]. His success has come mostly in the 400m and [[4×400-meter relay]], he is a 3x World Champion and a 2x USA Champion. 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 × 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 × 400 m relay]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hurst \|first1=Mike \|title=Australian 400m athletics champion Steven Solomon set to race world champ Greg Nixon at Australian grand prix \|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/z-redesign/archive-sport/australian-400m-athletics-champion-steven-solomon-set-to-race-world-champ-greg-nixon-at-australian-grand-prix/news-story/5225d93a0fdb4836062ceca2dbab46e6?sv=fea064abab4b6c8eb5e75840ca9daba8 \|agency=The Daily Telegraph \|date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> At the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 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 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400m title at the [[2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships\|2010 USA Championships]], out of lane 8.▼ ▲At the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], Nixon won a second gold medal in the 4 × 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~~access-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref> He ran a 400 m personal best of 44.61 seconds winning his second USA 400m title at the [[2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships\|2010 USA Championships]], out of lane 8. 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. 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