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LINFORD CHRISTIE |
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SHOT TO FAME IN 1986. |
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WHERE IS BRITAIN'S
MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETE NOW? |
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BORN IN JAMAICA IN 1960. |
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WON THE 100M AT THE 1986
AND 1990 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. |
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WON GOLD MEDALS IN THE 100M
AT THE 1992 OLYMICS AND THE 1993 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. |
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IN 1993, HE WAS THE FIRST
TRACK ATHLETE EVER TO HOLD THE WORLD, OLYMPIC, EUROPEAN AND
COMMONWEALTH TITLES AT THE SAME TIME. |
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WON THE 1993 BBC SPORTS
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD. |
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SET THE INDOOR RECORD IN
200 METRES (20.25 SECS) ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 1995 IN LIEVIN, FRANCE |
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BETWEEN 1995 AND 1997 LINFORD
WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE MENS BRITISH ATHLETIC TEAM. |
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ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AFTER
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHENS 1997, AS BRITAINS MOST SUCCESSFUL
ATHLETE. |
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HE'S SPONSORED BY PUMA AND VOLVO
WHO HE WORKS WITH ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. |
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IN 1995 RELEASED THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
"TO BE HONEST WITH YOU". |
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IN 1998 BEGAN PRESENTING THE
CHILDRENS BBC TV SHOW "LINFORD'S RECORD BREAKERS". |
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FORCED TO COME BACK FOR THE INDOOR
SEASON IN 1999 AFTER FROM A CHALLENGE FROM HIS TRAINING GROUP. |
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HAS STARRED IN SOME ADVERTS ON
TV ADVERTISING PRUDENTIAL BANKING AND KELLOGS BRAN FLAKES. |
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NOW COACHES A SMALL TEAM OF ATHLETES
KNOWN AS TEAM LINFORD AND INCLUDES JAMIE BAULCH, DARREN CAMPBELL,KATHERINE
MERRY AND PAUL GRAY. |
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LINFORD
BEING DISQUALIFIED FROM THE 100M FINAL IN 1996 AFTER TWO FALSE
STARTS. |
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I D Y O U K N O W ? |
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HIS
PERSONAL BEST AT THE 100 METRES IS 9.87 SECONDS, WHICH AT
THE TIME WAS 0.01 SECONDS OUTSIDE THE WORLD RECORD. |
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IS THE ONLY EUROPEAN TO HAVE RUN 100 METERS IN UNDER 10 SECONDS. |
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