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Donovan Bailey was Born December 16, 1967. Manchester ,Jamacia
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Donovan Bailey
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. His familay came to canada 1980 when he was 13 years old. He attend Queen Elizabeth Park High School in Oakville,Ontario
. His familay came to canada 1980 when he was 13 years old. He attend 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 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 coached by Lawrence Seagraves. At the 1995 world Track & Field Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Bailey won both the 100 m sprint and the 4x 100 man realy titles.
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As a precursor to the centennial Olympics being held in Atlanta, Bailey broke the indoor 50 m world record during a competition in Reno, Nevada in 1996.
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He was timed at 5.56A seconds. Maurice Greene matched that performance in 1999, but his run was never ratified as a world record. Bailey
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Bailey repeated the "double" at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
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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).
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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).