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Linford Christie OBE (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter and athletics coach. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.
Oct 31, 2011 · Linford Christie wins 100m Gold - Barcelona 1992 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Linford Christie was born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica and brought up by his...
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Four years later, Christie moved up a step, winning the title in Barcelona. By also winning the World title in Stuttgart in 1993, Christie became the first 100 m runner to hold the Olympic, World, Continental and Commonwealth titles at the same time.
May 4, 2020 · At the ripe old age of 32 years and 121 days, Linford Christie held on to win the 100m Olympic final to become the oldest hundred meter dash champion in Olym...
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Aug 2, 2016 · Linford CHRISTIE | Profile | World Athletics. Country. Great Britain & N.I. Born. 02 APR 1960. Athlete Code. 14188828. Follow me. Honours Summary. 1 x Olympic champion. 1 x World champion. 2 x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 1 x World Championships Silver medallist. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression. Honours. Legend.
Apr 2, 2020 · The British sprinter won Olympic gold in 1992, world title in 1993 and set a British record in 100m. He also faced doping allegations and a ban in 1999.
Jun 24, 2023 · Hughes ran 9.83 seconds in New York to surpass Christie's mark of 9.87, set in 1993. The British sprinter said he was looking forward to meeting Christie and thanking him for his support.
