19.52Latest winning performance
100m + 200m. The double.
Ultimate Championship · Budapest · Sep 12–13
100M9.85
200M19.52Personal best
Olympic sprinter · USA
Kung Fu Kenny
KennyBednarek
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Kenny's story
Built from
the ground up.
Born in Tulsa, adopted as a child, and raised in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Kenny found his way to the world stage through football fields and junior-college lanes.
01
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Football came first. Track revealed a level of speed that could take him far beyond a small Wisconsin town.
02
Indian Hills, 2019
At the NJCAA Championships, Kenny broke 20 seconds in the 200m and 45 seconds in the 400m on the same day.
03
The world stage
Two Olympic 200m silvers, two World 200m silvers, and 2025 world relay gold. In 2026, Kenny won both the 100m and 200m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
04
Los Angeles 2028
The journey is still moving toward the one result he has not reached: Olympic gold.
“
I made a name for myself in track and field history, but we have a lot more to accomplish.
— Kenny Bednarek
Career
One of the world's
fastest men.
Two Olympic 200m silvers. Two World Championship 200m silvers. A world relay title. The next target is Olympic gold.
01
9.79SEC
100M personal best
02
19.52SEC
200M personal best
03
2×
Olympic 200M silver
04
2×
World 200M silver
Tokyo 2020 Olympics200m SilverOregon 2022 World Championships200m SilverParis 2024 Olympics200m SilverTokyo 2025 World Championships200m Silver · 4 × 100m GoldBudapest 2026 Ultimate Championship100m Champion · 200m ChampionLos Angeles 2028 OlympicsThe next goal: Olympic Gold
Season
2026 Season
Results and upcoming races
12 meetings · Selected schedule & results
01
BudapestUltimate Championship
1st / 1st9.85 / 19.52 · -0.6 / -0.1
100M / 200MHUN02
BrusselsDiamond League Final
1st19.62 · +0.8
200MBEL12
MiramarMiramar Invitational
1st38.52 · N/A
4 × 100MUSAVideos
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The road to Los Angeles 2028
The next
chapter is gold.
Four global 200m silver medals have established Kenny among the best of his era. From Rice Lake to the Olympic podium, every part of the journey now points toward the one result still ahead.
Follow the journeyTokyo 2020SilverParis 2024SilverLos Angeles 2028The Goal: Gold
