Medal record
Donovan Bailey
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	100 m
Gold	1996 Atlanta	4x100 m relay
World Championships
Gold	1995 Gothenburg	100 m
Gold	1995 Gothenburg	4x100 m relay
Gold	1997 Athens	4x100 m relay
Silver	1997 Athens	100 m

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Born in Manchester, Jamaica, Bailey emigrated from Jamaica to Canada at age 13, and played basketball before his graduation at Queen Elizabeth Park High School in Oakville, Ontario. He began competing as a 100 m sprinter part-time in 1991, but he did not take up the sport seriously until 1994. At that time, he was also a successful stockbroker. It is located at the center of Jamica and is usually considered the third city. ... This article is about the sport. ... Oakville (2006 population 165,613[1]) is a town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada, midway between Toronto (about 31 km or 19 mi away) on its eastern border and Hamilton (about 20 km or 12 mi away) from its western border. ...

The following year saw his international breakthrough and meteoric rise to fame. At the 1995 World Track & Field Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bailey won both the 100 metre sprint and the 4 x 100 metre relay titles. Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ...

As a precursor to the centennial Olympic's being held in Atlanta; Bailey broke the indoor 50m world record during a competition in Reno Nevada. He was timed at 5.56A seconds. He repeated the "double" at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, setting a world record of 9.84s +0.7 m/s wind in the 100 m (the previous record was set in July 1994 by American Leroy Burrell at 9.85 seconds). Many Canadians felt his victory restored the image of Canadian athletes, which had been tarnished by Ben Johnson's previous disqualified win at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bailey was the 2nd person to hold all the major titles in the 100 m concurrently (World Champion, Olympic Champion & World Record Holder); Carl Lewis was the first to achieve the "triple crown". The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Leroy Russel Burrell (born February 21, 1967) is an American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 metre sprint, setting a time of 9. ... Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a controversial former Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... you are such a dumb noob and the red sox rule Size = 200 | Optional caption = | Host city = Seoul, South Korea | Nations participating = 159 | Athletes participating = 8,465 (6,279 men, 2,186 women) | Events = 263 in 27 sports | Opening ceremony = September 17, 1988 | Closing ceremony = October 2, 1988 | Officially opened... Look up Seoul in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Frederick Carlton (Carl) Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were golds, in a career that spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996...

Bailey won a third world title in 1997 with the Canadian relay team, while finishing second in the 100 m behind Maurice Greene. Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American sprinter in athletics, who holds several world records and Olympic medals. ...

Main article: Bailey-Johnson 150-metre race

In June of 1997, he raced against Michael Johnson in a 150 m race at Toronto's SkyDome in a bid to truly determine who was the world's fastest man. Earlier that year, Johnson began performing television promotions in which he billed himself as "the world's fastest man" as a result of his 200 meters world record, despite the fact that the 100 metres world record holders are traditionally given that unofficial title. Bailey initially refused to take part, stated that "the world's fastest man was decided in Atlanta". Bailey won $2 million for winning that race, in which Johnson pulled out at the 100 m mark with what he alleged was an injured quadriceps muscle. Fans at the event (which nearly bankrupted the promoter) booed Johnson for what appeared dropping out while Bailey was ahead of him past the 100 meter mark. The Bailey-Johnson 150-metre race was a track and field event that occurred in Canada on May 31, 1997. ... Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is a retired American sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m, 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay (2:54. ...

After the 97 season, Bailey ruptured his achilles tendon during the post season 98; effectively ending his career. He made a second attempt in the 2000 Summer Olympics for olympic glory but suffered from pneumonia and dropped out during the rounds. He retired from the sport in 2001, having been a five-time World and Olympic champion. The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ...

Bailey's time of 9.84 in Atlanta was the 100m world record from 1996 until 1999, when it was broken by Greene. The time also stood as the Commonwealth record from 1996 until 2005, when it was broken by Asafa Powell, and is the current Canadian record (shared with Bruny Surin since 1999). It remains the Olympic record as of 2007. Asafa Powell (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter who currently holds the 100 m world record with a time of 9. ... Bruny Surin (born July 12, 1967) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Donovan Bailey set the indoor world record in the 50 metres (5.56A, in Reno, Nevada, in 1996); Maurice Greene matched that performance in 1999, but his run was never ratified as a world record. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He now has his own company called DBX Sport Management, which helps amateur athletes find a way to promote themselves.

See also

• World record progression 100 metres men

and he liked to play basketball The first world record in the 100 m for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912[1]. World record progression for the mens 100 m Jim Thorpe was rumored to have run the 100 m dash in 10. ...

External links

• Official Website
• IAAF profile for Donovan Bailey

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