Linford Christie
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Linford Christie is a former British sprinter who became Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth champion in the 100 metres and was one of the dominant sprinters of the early 1990s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British athlete
ⓘ
human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| ageAtMigrationToUK | 7 ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesParticipation |
1990 Commonwealth Games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1994 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Jamaica
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-04-02 ⓘ |
| discipline | sprint ⓘ |
| eraOfDominance | early 1990s ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampionshipsParticipation | 1990 European Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Linford Cicero Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Linford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Commonwealth 100 metres champion
ⓘ
European 100 metres champion ⓘ Olympic 100 metres champion ⓘ World 100 metres champion ⓘ |
| movedToCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Ben Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Donovan Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesGoldMedalCity | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesGoldMedalYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipation |
1988 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
coach
ⓘ
television personality ⓘ |
| representedCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromCompetition | late 1990s ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| trainingBase | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonCommonwealthGamesGoldInEvent | 100 metres ⓘ |
| wonEuropeanChampionshipsGoldInEvent | 100 metres ⓘ |
| wonOlympicGoldInEvent | 100 metres ⓘ |
| wonWorldChampionshipsGoldInEvent | 100 metres ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsGoldCity | Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsGoldYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsParticipation |
1991 World Championships in Athletics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1993 World Championships in Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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