Donovan Bailey

Donovan Bailey, born on 16 December 1967, is a Jamaican-Canadian retired sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metres. He became Olympic champion in the 100 metres at the 1996 Games in 9.84 seconds, the first Canadian to break the ten-second barrier legally, and in that final he ran 12.10 metres per second, the fastest speed recorded for a human at the time. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 as an individual athlete and in 2008 as part of the 1996 Olympic 4 x 100 metres relay team, and into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.