A look at Sydney McLaughlin, Olympic hurdler (2024)

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles final in a world record time during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 4, 2021.

Dalilah Muhammad (USA) celebrates winning the silver medal and Sydney McLaughlin (USA) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug 4, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug 4, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) wins the gold medal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug 4, 2021. .

Femke Bol (NED) and Sydney McLaughlin (USA) in the women's 400m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug 4, 2021. .

Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400 hurdles semi-finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 2, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400 hurdles semi-finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 2, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400 hurdles semi-finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 2, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400m hurdles round 1 during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 31, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400m hurdles round 1 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on July 31, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin poses with gold medal after winning the women's 400m hurdles in a world-record 51.90 during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 27, 2021.

Delilah Muhammad, left, Anna co*ckrell, middle and Sydney McLaughlin watch the score board after McLaughlin sets a new world record for the 400 meter hurdle on June 27, 2021. Muhammad previously set the world record and came in second. co*ckrell followed up in third during the final night of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field.

Sydney McLaughlin defeats Dalilah Muhammad to win the women's 400m hurdles in a world-record 51.90 during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 27, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin wins women's 400m hurdles heat in 54.07 for the top time during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 25, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin reacts after placing fifth in women's 100m hurdles heat in 12.90 during the USATF Golden Games at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on May 9, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) wins women's 400m hurdles heat in 54.45 during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium on Oct. 1, 2019.

Dalilah Muhammad (left) and Sydney McLaughlin place first and second in women's 400m hurdles heat in 54.22 and 54.24 for the top times during the USATF Championships at Drake Stadium on July 27, 2019.

Sydney McLaughlin of Kentucky wins the women's 400m hurdles in 53.96 during the NCAA Track and Field championships at Hayward Field on June 9, 2018.

Sydney McLaughlin runs the second leg on the Kentucky women's 4 x 400m relay that placed second in 3:29.44 to advance to the final during the NCAA Track and Field championships at Hayward Field on June 7, 2018 in Eugene, Ore.

Sydney McLaughlin of Kentucky poses after winning the women's 400m heat in a world under age 20 record 50.36 during the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the McFerrin Athletic Center on March 10, 2018.

Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic High School speaks after being named the girls athlete of the year during the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year Awards at the Ritz-Carlton on July 11, 2017.

Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic High School poses after being named the girls athlete of the year during the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year Awards at the Ritz-Carlton on July 11, 2017.

Sydney McLaughlin places second in women's 400m heat in 55.41 during the USA Championships at Hornet Stadium on June 23, 2017.

Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic High School wins the girls 300m hurdles in a national record 38.90 during the 50th Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on April 8, 2017.

Sydney McLaughlin runs during the men's 400m hurdles semifinals in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange on Aug. 16, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin competes during the women's 400m hurdles semifinal in the Rio Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange on Aug. 16, 2016.

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) during the women's 400m hurdles heats in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange on Aug. 15, 2016.

Sydney McLaughlin (USA) and Ayomide Folorunso (ITA) during the women's 400m hurdles heats in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange on Aug. 15, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin competes during the women's 400m hurdles in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange on Aug. 15, 2021.

Track and fielder athlete Sydney McLaughlin (left) and basketball player Jaysun Tatum (right) arrive on the red carpet for the 2016 ESPY Awards at Microsoft Theater on July 13, 2016.

Sydney McLaughlin competes during the women's 400m hurdles first round heats in the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field team trials at Hayward Field on July 7, 2016 in Eugene, Ore.

Sydney McLaughlin wins women's 400m hurdles heat in 56.62 during the 2016 USA Junior Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on June 24, 2016 in Clovis, Calif.

Sydney McLaughlin (right) and Brandee Johnson (USA) pose with United States flag after finishing first and third in the women's 400m hurdles during the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships at Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero on July 18, 2015 in Cali, Colombia.

Sydney McLaughlin wins girls 400m hurdles heat in 56.81 during the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships at Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on July 15, 2015.