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Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica .
Eugene, Oregon, USA – Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100m in history to win the final of the U.S. Olympic Trials 100 by more than a metre from Walter Dix, with Darvis Patton edging Travis Padgett for the third spot on what would appear to be a formidable threesome to face Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell in Beijing in August.
World Championship Experience. Most recent: 2015 – 6th (100m - Men), 7th (4 x 100m Relay - Men) Years of participation: 100m - Men 2007, 2009, 2015; 4 x 100m Relay - Men 2005, 2007, 2015; 200m - Men 2005, 2007, 2009. Medals: 4 (3 gold, 1 silver)
Tyson Gay holds the American record in the 100-meter dash, running it in 9.77 seconds on June 28, 2008, in the quarterfinals of the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. A day later, he won the final...
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Tyson Gay had gone through so much to reach the London Olympics. Which made his finish in Sunday's 100-meter final all the more heartbreaking.
Tyson Gay had never won a medal in a major championship. But last night in Nagai Stadium he arrived on the podium in style: with a gold in the 100 metres.
