Fred Kerley aiming for missing piece to jig saw after securing Olympics silver, bronze

Fred Kerley is already setting his sights on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as he aims to win a gold medal, having already secured silver and bronze.

Although Kerley did not win the Wanda Diamond League 2024, the double Olympic medalist is not discouraged. At 29, he is focused on the Olympic gold medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Recently, Kerley shared his ambition to compete in the 2028 Olympics on his X account (formerly Twitter).

Showing his two consecutive medals from the 100m event at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, the American sprinter wrote, "The journey doesn't stop. My 2 Olympic medals from Tokyo to Paris. Next stop homecoming."

In another post, Kerley expressed gratitude for winning two consecutive Olympic medals in the men's 100m. Without naming names, he added, "Some of y’all best athletes don’t got one."

Kerley earned the Olympic bronze medal with a time of 9.81 seconds in the men's 100m at the Paris Olympics.

This was his second consecutive Olympic medal in the event, after winning silver at the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 9.84 seconds.

Though his age may be a factor by 2028, Kerley can look to Justin Gatlin for inspiration. Gatlin, a former Olympic champion, was 34 when he nearly beat Jamaican legend Usain Bolt at the 2016 Rio Olympics, securing silver with a time of 9.89 seconds.

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Fred Kerley at the Paris Olympics

After winning silver in Tokyo, Kerley aimed to change his fortunes at the Paris Olympics.

He had previously set a personal best of 9.76 seconds at a meet in Eugene in 2022.

The following month, he won gold in the 100m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, also held in Eugene, clocking 9.86 seconds.

At the Paris Olympics, Kerley started strong, topping the heats with teammate Kenny Bednarek, both registering identical times of 9.97 seconds.

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In the semifinals, Kerley finished behind Jamaica's Kishane Thompson, a top contender, who clocked 9.80 seconds, while Kerley ran 9.84 seconds.

Noah Lyles, just managing to qualify for the semifinals, overtook Kerley with a time of 9.83 seconds, finishing second behind Oblique Seville of Jamaica.

The final race told a different story. Kerley had the fastest start and led until the halfway mark before Thompson and Lyles caught up.

Thompson surged ahead, but so did Lyles. The race was so close that a photo finish was required to determine the winner.

In a surprise result, Lyles won the first Olympic gold for the USA in this event in 20 years, edging out Thompson by 0.005 seconds, with both clocking 9.79 seconds.

Kerley took the bronze with a season-best time of 9.81 seconds. He later finished third in the Diamond League Finals in Brussels, running 10.01 seconds.