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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Gold Medal Olympic Track and Field Athlete

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Gender: Female
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Travels from: United States

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Biography Highlights

  • Entrepreneur and Lifestyle Designer
  • Author of 'Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith’
  • Named the Gatorade National Girls Athlete of the Year

Biography

Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has inspired millions on her path to become a top track and field athlete. The youngest U.S. Olympian to compete in track and field since 1972, McLaughlin set both junior world and NCAA records before winning two gold medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Named the Gatorade National Girls Athlete of the Year two years in a row, McLaughlin-Levrone is known for her dedication both to sports and her ability to inspire. Her her status both as an athlete and a cultural icon. She expands on her uplifting story in her book Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith and through her work as a brand ambassador for New Balance. In her motivational talks, McLaughlin-Levrone helps us see that our dreams are possible with hard work, perseverance, and determined pursuit.

Touching both on her faith and the obstacles she has faced on her way to success, McLaughlin-Levrone offers empowering and inspiring remarks on perseverance, learning and evolving from your mistakes, staying open to new experiences, and the pursuit of success. When recognized by TIME Magazine as an emerging leader, her teammate and world-record holder ALLYSON FELIX described her as someone with “a quiet confidence that demands your attention…[and] the potential to impact lives.”

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Olympian gold medalist and World Champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wrote Far Beyond Gold to share the faith empowering her to become a world-class athlete at an extremely young age. Inspiring any audience, McLaughlin-Levrone digs into her experiences in track and field to discuss self-empowerment in the face of adversity, growing through mistakes, and approaching success with eyes wide open.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone inspires every audience with empowering and inspiring messages on overcoming obstacles, learning and evolving from your mistakes, and staying open to new experiences. McLaughlin-Levrone helps us see that our dreams are possible with hard work, perseverance and determined pursuit.

Available: In person, Virtually

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s faith is a foundational aspect of everything she does and how she defines herself.  In this talk, she shares her faith journey, and how God established her steps which helped her achieve the success she’s had today. McLaughlin-Levrone shares her personal story as a beautiful representation of what is possible with God.

Available: In person, Virtually

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone book

Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith

What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation. Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles. She has mastered not only racing over hurdles on the track but also tackling challenges in her personal life—from lifelong battles with perfectionism and anxiety to persistent questions about her identity and whether she was “enough.” Her pursuit of perfection and people-pleasing continued for years until God broke into her story with his overwhelming grace, transforming love, and empowering truth. In Far Beyond Gold, Sydney will share aspects of her life story and personhood she has never shared publicly before, offering a more complex picture of who she is. She will inspire you to: Conquer your fears in Christ’s strength Stand strong in your identity in him Push past your perceived limits Overcome the challenges you’re facing Experience the story of a woman who shifted from anxiety to boldness, from limits to freedom, and from perfectionism to purpose—and now shows the world that often what we think is impossible is possible with God.

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Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith

What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation. Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles. She has mastered not only racing over hurdles on the track but also tackling challenges in her personal life—from lifelong battles with perfectionism and anxiety to persistent questions about her identity and whether she was "enough." Her pursuit of perfection and people-pleasing continued for years until God broke into her story with his overwhelming grace, transforming love, and empowering truth. In Far Beyond Gold, Sydney will share aspects of her life story and personhood she has never shared publicly before, offering a more complex picture of who she is. She will inspire you to: Conquer your fears in Christ's strength Stand strong in your identity in him Push past your perceived limits Overcome the challenges you're facing Experience the story of a woman who shifted from anxiety to boldness, from limits to freedom, and from perfectionism to purpose—and now shows the world that often what we think is impossible is possible with God.

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