Men's 4x100m World Championships 2025
September 21, 2025
Noah Lyles anchored a Team USA squad featuring Christian Coleman, Kenny Bednarek, and Courtney Lindsey across the line for gold in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2025 World Track and Field Championships, giving USA a record 16th gold at a world championships
Tokyo, Japan
Articles
Kenny Bednarek is not done for the season. Building up his confidence, which has undoubtedly become easier with multiple wins at Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam track, Bednarek expects to continue winning and living up to his fans’ expectations.
“They expect to see me double. That’s pretty much what I’ve done every single year. But this year, I feel like, in particular, it’s going to be even more special. I’ve been winning a lot of races, and that’s been building a lot of confidence. So, going into the trials, I’m just expecting big things. I want to go out there and execute my race and have some fun,” the 26-year-old said to me during a Zoom interview.
Forbes
July 21, 2025
New York Times
Kenny Bednarek knows you are a product of your environment.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was adopted at the age of four.
“What made me love track was, as a kid, I didn’t have control over my life. I was kind of terrified,” he says. “Track was something I had control of — the only control I had in my life.
“All of the hard work I put in, I would get the outcome. It was where I felt most free, where I had no care in the world.
“As soon as the gun went off, I was just running, having fun.”
June 28, 2025
Olympics
American Kenny Bednarek, a two-time Olympic silver medal winner in the 200m, sprinted to a 19.95 200m time in the men’s short sprints to lead Team GB’s Zharnel Hughes Saturday (31 May) at Grand Slam Track’s third stop in Philadelphia.
Hughes, one of Grand Slam Track’s designated Racers, clocked in at 20.50 for second. Canada’s Aaron Brown was third, with Olympic gold medallist Andre De Grasse in fourth.
May 31, 2025
Olympics
As Kenny Bednarek settled into the starting blocks at last year's Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, a hush fell over Hayward Field - save for one voice that was quite familiar to the 200m Olympic silver medallist.
"She was like, 'Go, Kenny!'" Bednarek laughs, adding: "And in my head, I'm like, 'Mom, shhh!'"
There is a special bond for the 25-year-old Bednarek and his mother, Mary, who adopted Kenny and his twin brother Ian out of foster care and helped him navigate early issues, including ADHD and the emotional repercussions that living in the system brought about.
"We worked through everything," he said of his family, with Mary adopting four children in total. "The heart that my mum had, the perseverance to go through adopting four kids by herself and sticking it through... she's inspired me to be a better person every single day.
May 22, 2024