Donovan Bailey

Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey in Cologne, 1997
Personal information
NationalityJamaican-Canadian
BornDonovan Anthony Bailey
(1967-12-16) December 16, 1967
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)
50 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 150 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 1 0
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
Goodwill Games 0 1 0
Pan American Games 0 2 0
Jeux de la Francophonie 1 1 0
Total 7 5 0
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 100 m
1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
1995 Gothenburg 100 m
1995 Gothenburg 4 × 100 m relay
1997 Athens 4 × 100 m relay
1997 Athens 100 m
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 4 × 100 m relay
Goodwill Games
1998 New York 4 × 100 m relay
Pan American Games
1991 Havana 4 × 100 m relay
1999 Winnipeg 4 × 100 m relay
Jeux de la Francophonie
1994 Paris 4 × 100 m relay
1994 Paris 100 m

Donovan Bailey OC OOnt (born December 16, 1967) is a Jamaican-Canadian retired 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. 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 4 × 100 relay team. In 2005, he was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.