Deworski Odom

Deworski Odom

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	April 11, 1977 Cordele, Georgia
Residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints, Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.26 (Lisbon 1994) 110m h: 13.44 (Flagstaff 2000)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing the  United States World Junior Championships 1994 Lisbon 4×100 m relay 1994 Lisbon 100 m

Deworski Odom (born April 11, 1977) is a former American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. As a 17-year-old, he won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1994 World Junior Championships, surpassing Henry Thomas's World Youth Best over this distance.

Odom was born in Cordele, Georgia, to Lessie Odom, then 16.^[1] When he was 4 years old, he moved with family to Philadelphia. He began running as a sixth-grader at Shoemaker Middle School.^[2] He later attended Overbrook High School.^[3] In the 1995 National Scholastic Indoor Track and Field Championships in Syracuse, New York, Odom set three national records.^[4]

Although recruited by every major track program in the United States, Odom could not attend college because his academics were subpar. He went to Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, where his career derailed.^[5]

References

1. Pollak, Sally (April 27, 1995). "Overbrook Speedster Is Set For Penn Relays Odom Can Leave The Competition In His Dust". Inquirer.
2. Silary, Ted (May 28, 1994). "Odom Does All He Can To Boost Overbrook". Daily News Sports.
3. "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated. April 3, 1995.
4. "Results Plus". New York Times. March 13, 1995.
5. Silary, Ted (April 22, 1997). "His Times Went South In College: Overbrook's Odom Struggles On And Off Track In Alabama". Daily News Sports.

External links

• Deworski Odom profile at IAAF