POTOMAC, Md. Even though Quincy Wilson is the youngest male track and field Olympian to win a gold medal, he can’t stop talking about his anatomy lesson.
Wilson, 16, said NBC News, “I like learning about my body’s mechanics and studying the muscles.” I have a lot of things to monitor, such as my foot’s dorsiflexion. I need to understand how I’m getting started and how I’m going to be able to move quickly.
Wilson is already quite quick. He is a junior at the Bullis School in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. He broke the 42-year-old under-18 world record in the 400-meter dash during the summer. He shattered it again after that brief period of time.
Later, he participated in the Paris Games as a member of the 4×400 relay squad that won first place.
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