Donovan Bailey

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  • Donovan Bailey was Born December 16, 1967. Manchester ,Jamacia

    Donovan Bailey was Born December 16, 1967. Manchester ,Jamacia
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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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Bailey 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).

  • 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).