Donovan Bailey

Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey in Cologne, 1997
Personal information
Birth nameDonovan Anthony Bailey
NationalityJamaican-Canadian
Born (1967-12-16) December 16, 1967 (age 56)
Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)50 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 150 metres, 200 metres

Donovan Bailey OC[1] OOnt[2] (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter. He once held the world record for the 100 metres. He recorded a time of 9.84 seconds to become Olympic champion in 1996. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m. Particularly noted for his top speed, Bailey ran 12.10 m/s (43.6 km/h; 27.1 mph) in his 1996 Olympic title run, the fastest ever recorded by a human at the time.[3] He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 as an individual athlete and in 2008 as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.[4] In 2005, he was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

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  2. ^ Freeborn, Jeremy (2008-08-06). "Donovan Bailey". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (3 June 2008). "As the 100m world record falls again, how much faster can humans run?". The Independent.
  4. ^ "Yzerman, Lewis among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees". The Sports Network. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. ^ "Donovan Bailey". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.