Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetMatthew Centrowitz Jr.
American distance runner
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1989
Place of Birth: Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
- Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
- (born October 18, 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters.
- He became a prominent figure in U.S.
- running when he won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
- A seasoned competitor with a potent finishing kick, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters—where he finished 4th by only 0.04 seconds.
- At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, Centrowitz improved on his bronze medal performance with a silver in the same event.
- At the 2016 World Indoor Championships, he won his first major international championship in the 1500 meters.
- He then won the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with the slowest winning time since 1932, becoming the first U.S.
- runner to win the event since 1908.
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