Quincy Wilson shares hilarious clip of reading his books late due to Olympics participation

By Soumik Bhattacharya

Modified Aug 14, 2024 04:48 GMT

16-year-old track and field Olympian Quincy Wilson recently shared a reel showcasing the stress of going back to school after competing in the 2024 Olympics. This comes just a few days after the conclusion of the Paris event during which he became one of the youngest athletes ever to feature at a quadrennial event.

Even though Wilson didn't qualify for any individual events at the Paris Olympics, he was a part of the United States 4x400m relay pool that clinched the gold medal in the event finals. Owing to this, he got his hands on an Olympic gold medal at the age of just 16.

Following the conclusion of his amazing journey at the French capital, Wilson is set to return to his alma mater, Bullis School in Maryland, for his further education and to compete in various other high school-level track and field tournaments.

However, the 16-year-old doesn't seem quite fond of this high school endeavor as he has to complete reading his summer books and has barely even started as he was busy competing at the Paris Olympics.

Owing to this, Quincy Wilson took to his TikTok handle to showcase his reaction to this. In the reel, Wilson is seen sarcastically reacting to a POV (point of view) text.

Quincy Wilson opens up about competing in the first Olympics of his career

Quincy Wilson at the Olympic Games-Paris 2024 (Image via: Getty)

Wilson's first Olympic run came in the first round of 4x400m relays when he teamed up with the likes of Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, and Vernon Norwood.

Running in the first heats of the round, Wilson started off the proceedings for the US side and recorded a run time of 47.27s for his individual lap. Even though his performance wasn't as convincing as he would have liked, it helped the US 4x400m relay team to finish third in the heats and qualify for the event finals.

Following his performance in the relay event, Wilson opened up about his thought process after competing in the first Olympic run of his career. He stated (via Olympics.com):

"This was a dream come true. I didn’t run my best, but I knew I had a great team on my hands. I wasn’t nervous, I was 100% myself."

Wilson didn't run in the event finals and was replaced by the reigning 400m Olympic champion, Rai Benjamin.