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Who is women’s 400m hurdles world record holder Sydney McLaughlin’s NFL star husband?

SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN has exploded on to the world track and field scene and is one of the biggest names in the sport.

After breaking the 400 metres hurdles world record at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, she has broken her own mark AGAIN at the USA Track and Field trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Sydney McLaughlin set a world record time of 51.41sec in the 400m hurdles at the US Track and Field trials
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Sydney McLaughlin set a world record time of 51.41sec in the 400m hurdles at the US Track and Field trialsCredit: AP
Sydney McLaughlin won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Olympics
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Sydney McLaughlin won Olympic gold at the Tokyo OlympicsCredit: AFP

And it has been an incredible year for the Kentucky University graduate, who married her sweetheart and NFL star partner earlier this year.

And now she is set to be one of the leading lights for the United States at the World Championships on the same track in July 2022.

Who is women's 400m hurdles world record holder Sydney McLaughlin?

McLaughlin is a sprint and hurdles star, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on August 7, 1999.

She has competed at the Olympics once previously, at the Rio games in 2016 when she was just 17 years old.

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In 2019, however, McLaughlin achieved a World Championship gold medal in the 4x400m relay, before nabbing a silver in the 400m hurdles.

Sydney's parents are Willie and Mary McLaughlin, and she also has two brothers - Ryan and Taylor, as well as a sister - Morgan.

McLaughlin is also the youngest Olympian to compete in track and field for Team USA since 1972.

And earlier this year, the young star made history by beating Dalilah Muhammad in the Olympic trials, achieving a 400m world record time of 51.90 seconds.

The record was shattered by 0.26sec as she beat Muhammad by double that time.

Then at the Tokyo Games she smashed her own world record, setting a mark of 51.46sec, winning the gold medal, while beating Muhammad.

A year later she went into the US Track and Field trials as hot favourite and McLaughlin did not disappoint.

She hammered out another stunning world record, knocking 0.05sec off her own fastest ever mark with 51.41sec.

Who is her husband Andre Levrone Jr and when did they get married?

McLaughlin married Andre Levrone Jr in May 2022.

The couple tied the knot at the Early Mountain Vineyards in Virginia and McLaughlin looked stunning in a slender white dress.

McLaughlin shared a kiss with husband Andre Levrone Jr after she broke the world record
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McLaughlin shared a kiss with husband Andre Levrone Jr after she broke the world recordCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The pair were spotted together at the US Track and Field championships in Eugene sharing a kiss after she broke the world record just a few weeks after their wedding.

Maryland native Levrone played for the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

At the age of 25, wide receiver Levrone decided to walk away from the NFL having grown jaded by the lack of stability after playing on various practice squads, without getting game time in the league.

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At the time he did have offers to play for various teams.

His father was a US Marine and his brother served in the Iraq war and is one of the only members of his family that are not in the military.

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His mother was a state 100m champion sprinter.

University of Virginia graduate Levrone Jr now works in real estate in Maryland.

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