GODWIN Elija

United States of America

Date of Birth: 1 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	4 x 400m Relay Mixed USA United States of America	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2018	Tampere, FIN	2nd (3:05.26)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

University of Georgia, United States of America

Languages spoken:

In May 2019 he punctured his lung after being impaled by a stationary javelin in a training accident at the University of Georgia in the United States of America. He underwent an emergency procedure to remove the javelin from his back and returned to competition in early 2020. (trackandfieldnews.com, 05 Mar 2020)

He took up athletics as an activity during the American football off-season. He started at Elite Speed in Covington, GA, United States of America. (georgiadogs.com, 26 May 2021)

"How track actually became important to me started in summer track. One of my good friends who's like a brother to me now, his dad had a track club called Elite Speed, and I told him the same thing at the very beginning, that I can't run track all the time because I've got football. I don't really know what happened but it turned out good because I gave it a chance." (georgiadogs.com, 26 May 2021)

He was named Southeastern Conference [SEC] Co-Freshman Runner of the Year in 2019. (bulldawgillustrated.com, 29 May 2019; trackandfieldnews.com, 05 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
COMEBACK FROM INJURY
In May 2019 he punctured his lung after being impaled by a stationary javelin in a training accident at the University of Georgia in the United States of America. He sustained the injury while running backwards as part of a training drill. "I was feeling real good that day. I was ready. The drill was a common one. I was accustomed to doing the backwards run. I'm not looking behind me. As soon as I ran into it, I really was confused. It felt like somebody had just stopped me with a hand. It felt like a punch. I could feel the weight of it. I kind of freaked out, I lost my bearings. I'd say there was 10 seconds of panic before I got completely calm. Then I realised a javelin was in my back, and right after that I started coughing up blood." An ambulance arrived on the scene and he underwent an emergency medical procedure to remove the javelin from his back. He returned to competition in early 2020. (trackandfieldnews.com, 05 Mar 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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