Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey is a Canadian athlete, Olympic medalist. Born December 16, 1967, in Manchester Parish. Educated at Sheridan College. Awards include Canada's Walk of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
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- Described as
- Canadian athlete, Olympic medalist
- Other names
- Donovan Anthony Bailey
- Born
- December 16, 1967 · 2 references
- Born in
- Manchester Parish
- Citizen of
- Canada
- Occupation
- sprinter; athletics competitor
- Education
- Sheridan College
- Sport
- athletics
- Awards
- Canada's Walk of Fame (2017) · 1 reference; Canada's Sports Hall of Fame; Ontario Sports Hall of Fame; Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (1996); Northern Star Award; Lionel Conacher Award; Officer of the Order of Canada (2022) · 1 reference
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Website
- http://www.donovanbailey.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 39
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1377270029
Donovan Bailey (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.
- Born, in its opening lines
- December 16, 1967
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