Justin Gatlin

Justin Gatlin
Gatlin in 2009
Personal information
Born (1982-02-10) February 10, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight183 lb (83 kg)[2]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamUniversity of Tennessee Volunteers
TeamNike
Coached byDennis Mitchell[3]
Retired2022
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 6.45 (Boston 2003)[4]
100 m: 9.74 (Doha 2015)[4]
200 m: 19.57 (Eugene 2015)[4]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 4 6 0
World Indoor Championships 2 0 0
World Athletics Relays 2 1 0
Total 9 9 2
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
60 m 2 0 0
100 m 3 4 1
200 m 1 1 1
4×100 m relay 3 4 0
Total 9 9 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Birmingham 60 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 60 m
World Athletics Relays
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
Diamond League
Winner 2013 100 m
Winner 2014 100 m
Winner 2015 100 m

Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters.[5][6] He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 World Champion in the 200 meters, and the 2019 World Champion in the 4 x 100 meters relay. In addition, Gatlin is the 2003 and 2012 World Indoor Champion in the 60 meters. He is a 5-time Olympic medalist and a 12-time World Championship medalist. At the World Athletics Relays, Gatlin won two gold medals in the 4 x 100 meters relay in 2015 and 2017. Gatlin is also a record 3-time Diamond League Champion in the 100 meters. He won the Diamond League trophy in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Justin Gatlin's personal best of 9.74 seconds ranks fifth on the all-time list of male 100-meter athletes. He is a two-time 100 meters World Champion (2005 & 2017) and a two-time 60 meters World Indoor Champion (2003 & 2012). Gatlin won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2005 World Championships. He is also a World Champion in the 4 x 100 meters relay, which the United States of America team won at the 2019 World Championships.

In 2001, he incurred a two-year ban from athletics for testing positive for amphetamines, later reduced to one year because of an appeal. In 2006, he incurred a further four-year ban for testing positive for testosterone,[7] with this sanction erasing his then-world-record time of 9.77 seconds in the 100 meters.

Gatlin returned to competition in August 2010. In June 2012 at the US Olympic trials, Gatlin ran a time of 9.80 seconds, which was the fastest-ever time recorded for a man over the age of 30. In May 2015 at the IAAF Doha Diamond League, at the age of 33, Gatlin broke his own 100m record for a man over the age of 30 by running 9.74 seconds, also Gatlin's personal best over the distance.

Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2004 Olympics. At the London 2012 Olympics, he ran a time of 9.79 seconds, earning a bronze medal. He won his third Olympic medal in the 100 meters in the 2016 Olympic 100-meter final, finishing with the silver. At 34, he became the oldest man to win an Olympic medal in a non-relay sprint event.[8] At the age of 35, Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2017 World Championships, 12 years after his first triumph in the event. At the 2019 World Championships, Gatlin won the silver medal in the 100m in a time of 9.89, making him the most decorated 100m sprinter in World Championship history, with a record of five individual 100m medals. Gatlin's tally of eight global championship 100m medals (three Olympic and five World Championship) makes him the most decorated 100m sprinter of all time, a feat he accomplished at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

He announced his retirement from the sport in 2022 on his 40th birthday.[9]

  1. ^ a b c "Justin Gatlin". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Rense, Sarah (September 29, 2017). "Justin Gatlin Is Fueled by Haters and Chili". Esquire. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Horneker, Justin (July 28, 2019). "Nike Sent Kenny Bednarek To Train With Justin Gatlin And Dennis Mitchell… Here Is Why That Is A Problem". Medium. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "IAAF: Justin Gatlin | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Justin Gatlin announces retirement from track and field". February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Justin Gatlin announces retirement".
  7. ^ "Justin Gatlin: I should not be called two-times drugs cheat despite two bans". The Guardian. June 25, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Bolt wins third Olympic gold in 100-meter dash". ESPN.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Justin Gatlin announces track retirement on 40th birthday - Our Today". February 11, 2022.