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American sprint wonderkid Quincy Wilson has shed light on why he is in no rush to turn professional while still a student at Bullis High School, despite his rapid rise in track and field.
In 2024, Wilson made history by becoming the youngest American Olympic male track and field athlete and securing his first Olympic gold medal in the men’s 4x400m relay.
Earlier that year, competing for Maryland’s Bullis School, he set under-18 world records for both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters, making him the American high school record holder in both events.
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At just 16, Wilson was selected for Team USA’s 4x400m relay pool at the 2024 Olympics, cementing his place as the youngest male track and field Olympian in American history.
Although he only competed in the heats, his efforts contributed to Team USA’s gold medal, making him the youngest track and field Olympic gold medalist in history.
Despite these achievements, Wilson faces many restrictions as a high school student. Speaking on the Beyond the Records podcast with Olympic gold medalists Grant Holloway and Rai Benjamin, Wilson explained why he remains committed to finishing school.
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“My parents won’t let me go out there like that,” Wilson joked.
Beyond his parents’ restrictions, Wilson has personal ambitions he wants to fulfill with his high school team, particularly in the Penn Relays, where American schools have struggled against Jamaican dominance since 2008.
In April 2024, Wilson delivered a stunning performance at the Penn Relays, clocking a 44.37 split in the High School Boys’ 4x400m preliminaries, the fastest ever recorded at the event.
In the finals, he ran a 44.69 anchor leg, but despite his efforts, Bullis School finished third behind Jamaica’s Kingston College and Excelsior High.
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“I want to go do these things with my team. I want to have fun and look back upon it with my teammates and say, ‘I really did that,’” Wilson said.
“There are so many records we can go out and break. These kids on my team are running 47s indoors just calmly. We have a team that wants to go out there and compete, and we want to win a title for America.”
Wilson, who boasts a massive social media following of over 700,000 – including his Instagram Page where he has amassed around 366,000 – also touched on his evolving relationship with social media, revealing that he has taken a step back from online interactions
“For some reason, my DMs turned off. I don’t know what happened, and I haven’t gone to the settings to change it,” he said.
“You read the comments, but you can’t look at them too hard because they don’t do what you do. For me, I haven’t been on social media since I lost. Honestly, it is what it is. I’m not missing out on anything because I still got my social media life out of it.”
“Social media is a part of me, but it’s not me,” he continued. “I’m not the guy that’s going to be on social media. Social media is them. They don’t have a life outside of it.”
Wilson’s latest outing in 2025 saw him shine at his first USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing fifth in the 400m final.
The 17-year-old phenom posted a 46.41 in the preliminary round before clocking an impressive 46.13 in the final, showcasing his continued development and potential for future greatness.
