Christie, Linford

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Jamaican-born English sprinter who, with his win in the 1993 World Championships, became the first track athlete ever to hold World, Olympic, European, and Commonwealth 100-metre titles simultaneously.

Career highlights

Olympic Games
gold 100 metres 1992; silver 100 metres 1988; silver 4 × 100-metre relay 1988; gold 100 metres 1992

World Championships
gold 100 metres 1993; silver 4 × 100-metre relay 1993; bronze 1987, 1991

World Indoor Championships
silver 60 metres 1993; silver 200 metres 1991

World Cup
gold 100 metres 1989, 1992, 1994

Commonwealth Games
gold 100 metres 1990, 1994; gold 4 × 100-metre relay 1990

European Championships
gold 100

metres 1986, 1990, 1994

European Indoor Championships
gold 60 metres 1990

European Cup
1989, 1997

Awards
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1994

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