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Donovan Bailey is a Canadian male sprinter and athletics competitor. Born in Manchester Parish on December 16, 1967, he represented Canada in international competition. His athletic career spanned from 1991 to 2001. Bailey competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Games, he participated in the men's 100 metres and the men's 4 × 100 metres relay. He is listed as holding a record in the Men's 100 metres world record progression.
Bailey was educated at Sheridan College. He has received several honors, including induction into Canada's Walk of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Northern Star Award and the Lionel Conacher Award. His sports disciplines included sprinting, the 50 metres, and the 100 metres. He is also the author of the work *Undisputed*.
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Key facts
- Nationality
- Jamaican-Canadian
- Born
- Donovan Anthony Bailey , ( 1967-12-16 ) December 16, 1967 (age 58) , Manchester Parish , Jamaica
- Height
- 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 82 kg (181 lb)
- Sport
- Running
- Event s
- 50 metres , 60 metres , 100 metres , 150 metres , 200 metres
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Position
- Sprinter
- Nationality
- Canada
via TheSportsDB
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bailey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Manchester Parish
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- Sheridan College
- Participant in
- athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Canada
- Mass
- 82
- Official website
- www.donovanbailey.com
- Image
- Asv-koeln-1997-donovan-bailey.jpg
- Height
- 183
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- date of birth
- 1967-12-16
- sports discipline competed in
- 100 metres
- name in native language
- Donovan Bailey
- Commons category
- Donovan Bailey
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta100 m
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