Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 400 m | |
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | WJR | |||
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | WJR | |||
| 2005 | World Championships in Athletics | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 4×400 m relay | (heats) |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 4×400 m relay | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 400 m | ||
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 1st | 400 m | ||
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | ||||
| 2007 | World Championships in Athletics | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 400 m | 43.96 PB |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | ||||
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 400 m | ||
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 1st | 400 m | 43.75 PB |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | ||||
| 2009 | World Championships in Athletics | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 400 m | 44.06 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | ||||
| World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 400 m | ||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 44.63 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | ||||
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | DNF | 400 m | ' |
| TBD | 4×400 m relay | TBD |
Merritt ran the fastest times for the 400 metres in 2008 (43.75), 2009 (44.06) and 2011 (44.35).
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