Donovan Bailey
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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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Birth name | Donovan Anthony Bailey |
Nationality | Jamaican-Canadian |
Born | (1967-12-16) December 16, 1967 (age 56) Manchester Parish, Jamaica |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 50 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 150 metres, 200 metres |
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