Bruny Surin

Bruny Surin
Bruny Surin at the Maisonneuve College
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1967-07-12) July 12, 1967 (age 57)
Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m : 9.84 (Sevilla 1999)
200m : 20.21 (Brussels 1999)

Bruny Surin CM CQ (born July 12, 1967) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.[1] In the 100 metres, he has broken the 10-second barrier multiple times and holds a personal record of 9.84 seconds.[2]

  1. ^ "Yzerman, Lewis among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees". The Sports Network. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruny Surin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-08-07.