Aries Merritt, born on 24 July 1985, is an American track and field athlete who specialised in the 110 metre hurdles. He set the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 seconds on 7 September 2012, and the source states that he held it until June 2026. He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This entry records the lead facts only: his birth date, his event, his world record time and date, and his Olympic gold, with further career detail left for later depth work rather than guessed here.
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born July 24, 1985
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is an American track and field athlete
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is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metre hurdles
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He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
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