Christie, Linford (1960– )
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
| Christie came out of retirement at the age of 38, in January 1999. In August 1999, it was announced that he had tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone after an indoor race in Dortmund, Germany, in February 1999. Christie maintained his innocence and was cleared by the UK Athletics arbitration panel, but his ban was upheld by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). |
