Kenny Bednarek

Kenneth Bednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 100-meter and 200-meter distances, having won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 World Championships, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the inaugural 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Bednarek won both the 100 metres and 200 metres, earning his first two individual global titles; his winning 200-metre time of 19.52 seconds was a personal best and moved him to seventh on the world all-time list.