James Sanford (athlete)

This article is about the American sprinter. For other people with the same name, see James Sanford (disambiguation).
James Sanford
Personal information
CitizenshipUnited States
Born (1957-12-27) December 27, 1957 (age 66)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 010.02 s (Westwood, Los Angeles CA, USA; 11/05/1980)[1]
200 m: 20.19 s (Westwood, Los Angeles CA, USA; 28/04/1979)[1]
James Sanford
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
IAAF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Montreal 100 m

James Sanford (born December 27, 1957) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States.

He was champion at the 100 metres at the 1979 IAAF Athletics World Cup in Montreal.

He also held the best time for the 100 metres at a low altitude for one year, a time of 10.02 seconds, until Carl Lewis improved this record to 10.00 seconds in May 1981.

  1. ^ a b http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=s/athcode=7563/index.html IAAF, Athletes Biographies