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Maurice Greene
100m, 4x100m - USA
Born: July 23, 1974
Hometown: Kansas City, Kansas
Resides: Granada Hills, Calif.
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 79.5kg
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 Set
a new world record in the 100m in 1999, clocking 9.79
seconds at a Grand Prix meet in Athens, Greece to
beat Donovan Bailey's old mark of 9.84. That record was surpassed by Tim Montgomery's 9.78 last year
Became the first man to win both the 100m and 200m
events at the 1999 World Championships in Seville,
Spain. He captured a third gold medal in Seville with
the 4X100-metre relay team
Won
gold in Sydney Games in the 100m event and with the 4 X
100 relay team
Surprised
everyone in the sprinting world in 1997, clocking
a 9.90 to earn his first national title
Beat
Donovan Bailey in 1997 to win his first gold medal
at the world track and field championships, winning
the 100m in 9.86
He
is also the world record holder in the 50m and 60m
dash.
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